Milkha Singh, the legendary Indian sprinter, was released from a private hospital on Sunday after receiving treatment for a Covid-19 infection, despite the fact that he remains on oxygen.
While Milkha, who is 91 years old, was discharged in good health at the request of his family, his 82-year-old wife Nirmal Kaur had to be transferred to the Intensive Care Unit on Saturday night due to an increased oxygen need.
They were being treated with Covid-19 pneumonia, according to the hospital. While Milkha was admitted to the hospital on Monday, his wife, who tested positive for the extremely contagious virus, was admitted to the same facility on Wednesday.