Singing
legend
Lata
Mangeshkar
is
recovering
well
and
continues
to
remain
in
the
ICU
of
a
city
hospital
here,
according
to
her
family.
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
in
south
Mumbai
on
Saturday.
Sharing
an
update
on
Mangeshkar's
health,
her
niece
Rachana
Shah
on
Thursday
said
the
singer
is
keeping
well.
“She
is
doing
well
and
we
are
happy
about
it.
Everyone’s
prayers
have
worked.
Kindly,
keep
our
privacy
in
mind,”
Shah
told
PTI.
Earlier,
Shah
had
told
PTI
that
Mangeshkar
was
admitted
to
the
ICU
as
she
requires
"constant
care" due
to
her
age.
“She
is
mild
COVID
positive.
Considering
her
age,
doctors
advised
us
that
she
should
be
in
the
ICU
because
she
requires
constant
care.
And
we
cannot
take
a
chance.
As
a
family
we
want
the
best
and
want
to
ensure
she
has
24X7
care,”
she
had
said.
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.
In
her
over
seven-decade
career,
she
has
sung
various
memorable
tracks
such
as
"Ajeeb
dastan
hai
ye",
"Pyar
kiya
to
darna
kya",
"Neela
asman
so
gaya",
and
"Tere
liye",
among
others.
The
singer
known
as
Nightingale
of
India,
has
been
lauded
with
numerous
awards
and
honors
including
the
Padma
Bhushan,
the
Padma
Vibhushan
and
the
Dada
Saheb
Phalke
Award,
and
multiple
National
Film
Awards.
She
is
also
a
recipient
of
the
Bharat
Ratna,
India's
highest
civilian
honour.