Covid-19 positive Milkha Singh is stable: PGIMER

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh who is battling Covid19 in the ICU of PGIMER here is stable and his condition is better than yesterday the hospital authorities said on SaturdayFlying Sikh Shri Milkha Singh ji being unwell due to Covid19 has been admitted in the ICU of NHE Block of PGIMER since June 3On the basis of all the medical parameters today that is June 5 his condition has been observed better than yesterday Prof Ashok Kumar official spokesperson of PGIMER said in a statement quashing rumours about his death doing rounds in the social media since Saturday morningThe statement also informed that Milkha 91 was being closely monitored by a team of three doctorsAlso read Milkha Singh admitted to hospital due to low oxygen levelMilkha was was brought to the hospital on Thursday with dipping levels of oxygenOn Friday Milkha had received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquiring about his healthModi spoke to Milkha and expressed hope that the iconic sportsman will be back soon to bless and inspire athletes who will be participating in the Tokyo OlympicsMilkha was discharged from a private hospital in Mohali on Sunday last where he received treatment for the infectionHe however continued to be on oxygen support at home alsoMilkhas 82yearold wife Nirmal who had also contracted Covid19 days after her husband got the infection continues to be in the ICU of the Fortis hospitalMilkhas son and ace golfer Jeev had reached Chandigarh from Dubai on May 22 His elder sister Mona Milkha Singh who is a physician in the United States had also reached hereMilkha is suspected to have contracted the infection from a house helpThe legendary athlete is a fourtime Asian Games gold medallist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion but his greatest performance remains the fourthplace finish in the 400m final of the 1960 Rome OlympicsHis timing at the Italian capital was a national record for 38 years till Paramjeet Singh broke it in 1998He also represented India in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics and was bestowed the Padma Shri in 1959This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever