New Delhi: Even after testing positive to COVID-19, sprint legend Milkha Singh exuded optimism, a trait that he carried all his life, through triumphs and defeats. "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 PTI rang him up to check whether the buzz on social media about him testing positive for the virus was correct.
The 91-year-old died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital on Friday night after battling the infection for a month. Milkha was first hospitalised at Mohali's Fortis hospital on May 23 as a precautionary measure.