India’s legendary athlete Milkha Singh has examined positive for Covid-19. Milkha’s son, Jeev Milkha, who’s is likely one of the prime {golfing} icons in India, confirmed the event and mentioned that his father is at present in isolation at his residence in Chandigarh.
“His condition is stable, but has been down with fever since last (Wednesday) night,” mentioned a health care provider.
Milkha’s spouse Nirmal Milkha Singh mentioned a cook dinner, who has been with the household for 50 years, was earlier identified with Covid-19.
91-year-old Milkha Singh is often known as The Flying Sikh. He nonetheless is the one Indian sprinter to win gold within the 400m on the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games.
He additionally received gold medals within the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India within the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
India reported 2,76,070 new COVID-19 instances and three,874 deaths within the final 24 hours, based on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s information on Thursday.
As many as 3,69,077 discharges have been made within the final 24 hours, which is greater than the each day instances reported.
