The health condition of singing legend Lata Mangeshkar's health who was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19, worsened. Her sister Asha Bhosle on Saturday evening informed that the veteran singer's health condition is stable now. Lata Mangeshkar's health deteriorated earlier in the day and was given 'aggressive' therapy as told by Dr Pratit Samdani. He also said that was responding well to the treatment. She was again put on the ventilator. The 92-year-old singer tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Breach Candy Hospital on January 8 where she is being treated by Dr Pratit Samdani and his team.
Police security beefed up outside Breach Candy hospital. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray visited the veteran singer. Several Bollywood celebrities including Madhur Bhandarkar and Supriya Sule also reached the hospital. The entire Mangeshkar clan, including Asha Bhosale, Usha Mangeskar, sole brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar and other family members are present at the hospital. Rashmi Thackeray, the wife of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP leader M.P. Lodha, and others visited the hospital to enquire after her health.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal after visiting the hospital said, "I conveyed PM Modi's message to her family & wish that she will soon recover. We all wish for her speedy recovery."
Actress Shraddha Kapoor was also snapped outside Breach Candy Hospital with her mother Shivangi Kolhapure.
Shraddha Kapoor mother
Asha Bhosle was snapped at their residence
Several celebrities including Madhuri Dixit, Raveena Tandon and Aftab Shivdasani took to social media and prayed for the veteran singers' speedy recovery.
Earlier, giving a health update about Lata Mangeshkar, Dr Pratit Samdani had said that her ventilator support was removed as there was an improvement in her health, but today is again put on the ventilator support.
Also, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had informed that he spoke the Dr Pratit and the singer is recovering. "She's recovering, was on a ventilator for some days, but is better now. She is no more on ventilator. Only oxygen is being given to her. She is responding to the treatment."
Regarded as one of Indian cinema's greatest singers, Mangeshkar started her career at the age of 13 in 1942 and has over 30,000 songs to her credit in several Indian languages. Known as Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar has been lauded with numerous awards and honours including the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, and multiple National Film Awards.
Her iconic songs include 'Lag Jaa Gale', 'Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara', 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya', 'Bahon Mein Chale Aao', 'Tere Liye' from 'Veer Zara' and many more.
(Inputs by Rajeev)
