COVID-19 positive Milkha Singh admitted to hospital, wife still in ICU

Milkha Singh, who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, had earlier spend six days at a hospital in Mohali before being discharged.

Days after being discharged from the hospital, India track and field legend Milkha Singh was again admitted to a hospital on Thursday. The 91-year-old has been admitted to Nehru Hospital Extension at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.   As per a report in The Indian Express, the legend was admitted earlier in the day after dip in his oxygen level.   “Milkha Singh has been admitted to the Nehru Hospital Extension at PGIMER at 3.35 pm today after dipping levels of oxygen. He is being observed by a team of doctors,” a PGIMER official was quoted as saying in the report.