Milkha stable and is discharged, wife shifted to ICU

Chandigarh: Athletics legend Milkha Singh was on Sunday discharged from the Fortis Hospital in Mohali, while his wife Nirmal Kaur was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit due to an increased requirement of oxygen from Saturday night. Both are said to be “stable”.
The 90-year Milkha was discharged in stable condition at the request of his family, and he continues to be on oxygen support. “On the request of the family, Mr Milkha Singh was discharged from the hospital today in a stable condition. He is on oxygen and nutritional support,” the Fortis hospital, Mohali, said in its update. “Mrs Milkha Singh had to be shifted to the ICU last night due to increasing oxygen requirements. She continues to be stable,” the hospital bulletin added.
The hospital had earlier said that they were both being treated for Covid pneumonia. While Milkha was admitted to the hospital on Monday, his wife got admission to the same facility on Wednesday after testing positive for the virus. The couple had shared the same room in the hospital.
A four-time Asian Games gold medallist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion, Milkha is suspected to have contracted the infection from a house help, while his wife had initially returned negative when the entire family underwent the Covid-19 test last week.