I'll be alright in 3-4 days: Milkha Singh's first response after contracting COVID
The 91-year-old, who died at Chandigarh’s PGIMER hospital on Friday night after battling the infection for a month, was in high spirits when his positive test report came on May 19.
“Yes Bachcha, I tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (May 19). But I am fine, I have no problem, no fever, no cough. It will go away. My doctor told me I will be alright in three-four days,” he had said when rang him up to check whether the buzz on social media about him testing positive for the virus was correct.
A couple of days later, Milkha was hospitalised at Mohali’s Fortis hospital as a precautionary measure. While there, he was joined by his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur, who died six days ago on Sunday because of COVID complications.
The couple shared a room before Milkha was discharged on the family’s request. He was subsequently hospitalised again on June 3 after his oxygen saturation levels dipped, this time at the PGIMER where he battled it out till Friday night.
“Our cook had fever but he concealed it from us. We sent him to his home (native village). After that we thought it’s better that all the family members should get COVID-19 tests done,” Milkha had said during the May 20 conversation detailing what exactly led to the positive tests.
