CHANDIGARH:” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked to parade legend Milkha Singh and asked about his health.
Singh, who had tested positive for Covid-19 fourteen days back, had been on Thursday admitted to the ICU at the Covid hospital of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.
PM Modi wanted Singh a quick recovery and expected that he will return shortly to bless and inspire both the athletes that are engaging in the Tokyo Olympics.
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He’s reportedly secure now.On May 24,” Singh has been declared to Fortis Hospital at Mohali as a preventative step.
He’d tested positive for coronavirus and has been in isolation in his house in Chandigarh.
His sonJeev had thanked everyone for the good wishes and stated that his dad was getting excellent care.
Singh’s spouse, Nirmal Kaur, is under therapy for Covid-19.
Based on Thursday’s medical record on her illness, she has been from the ICU with varying oxygen requirement.
Singh, famously called the’Flying Sikh’, nevertheless is the sole Indian American athlete to win gold in the 400m in the Games and the Commonwealth Games.
In addition, he won gold medals from the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.
Singh represented India at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome along with also the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
He had been awarded the Padma Shri,” India’s fourth-highest civilian honor, in recognition of his athletic achievements.
PM Modi Talks to Milkha Singh recovering from Covid-19
