Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar continues to stay beneath statement within the ICU of a metropolis hospital right here, the physician treating her stated on Saturday. The 92-year-old singer examined optimistic for coronavirus with gentle signs and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai final week.
Associate professor Dr Pratit Samdani from the Breach Candy Hospital stated Mangeshkar will proceed to stay within the hospital for a while. “She continues to be in the ICU under observation. We have to wait and watch. Pray for her recovery. She will continue to remain in the hospital,” Samdani instructed PTI.
On Thursday, Mangeshkar’s niece Rachana Shah had stated the singer is doing nicely. “She is doing well and we are happy about it. Everyone’s prayers have worked. Kindly, keep our privacy in mind,” Shah instructed PTI. According to Shah, Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU as she required “constant care” resulting from her age.
Regarded as considered one of Indian cinema’s biggest singers, Mangeshkar began her profession on the age of 13 in 1942 and has over 30,000 songs to her credit score in a number of Indian languages. In her over seven-decade profession, she has sung varied memorable tracks akin to “Ajeeb dastan hai ye”, “Pyar kiya to darna kya”, “Neela asman so gaya”, and “Tere liye”, amongst others.
The singer — generally known as Nightingale of India — has been lauded with quite a few awards and honors together with the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, and a number of National Film Awards. She can be a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.