NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering from the infection at a hospital in Bengaluru. The 65-year-old, who is the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championships title in 1980, is likely to be discharged later this week. Around 10 days back, Prakash, his wife (Ujjala) and second daughter (Anisha), they developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out to be positive, Vimal Kumar, a close friend of the legendary shuttler and director at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), told
PTI. They got themselves isolated but after a week Prakash s fever didn t come down, so last Saturday, he was admitted to a hospital here in Bengaluru.
Badminton great Prakash Padukone tests positive for Covid-19, undergoing treatment at Bengaluru hospital
Legendary badminton player Prakash Padukone was admitted to a Bengaluru hospital on Saturday for Covid-19 treatment. The former shuttle along with his wife and second daughter tested positive for the virus.
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Prakash Padukone likely to be discharged from Bengaluru hospital later this week (Reuters Photo)
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Padukone was admitted to a Bengaluru hospital on Saturday
He is recovering well and is likely to be discharged by the end of the week
Legendary badminton player Prakash Padukone was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru after he tested positive for Covid-19. Padukone along with his wife and second daughter (Anisha) tested positive for the virus but the former badminton player needed hospitalisation after a prolonged fever.
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Badminton Great Prakash Padukone Recovering From COVID-19 Infection
The 65-year-old, who is the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championships title in 1980, is likely to be discharged later this week.
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Legendary Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering from the infection at a hospital in Bengaluru.
The 65-year-old, who is the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championships title in 1980, is likely to be discharged later this week. Around 10 days back, Prakash, his wife (Ujjala) and second daughter (Anisha), they developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out to be positive, Vimal Kumar, a close friend of the legendary shuttler and director at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), told PTI.
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The 65-year-old is likely to be discharged later this week. His wife Ujjala Padukone and younger daughter Anisha Padukone have also contracted the virus, but have been advised home isolation. Around 10 days back, Prakash, his wife and Anisha, developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out to be positive. They got themselves isolated but after a week, Prakash s fever didn t come down, so last Saturday, he was admitted to a hospital here in Bengaluru, Vimal Kumar, director of Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) and a close friend of the shuttler, said.