Singing
legend
Lata
Mangeshkar
has
been
put
off
ventilator
but
is
still
in
the
Intensive
Care
Unit
(ICU),
the
doctor
treating
her
said
on
Saturday,
January
29.
The
92-year-old
singer
tested
positive
for
coronavirus
with
mild
symptoms
and
was
admitted
to
the
ICU
at
the
Breach
Candy
Hospital
in
south
Mumbai
on
January
8
where
she
is
being
treated
by
Dr
Pratit
Samdani
and
his
team
of
doctors.
According
to
Samdani,
Mangeshkar
has
shown
signs
of
marginal
improvement.
“She
has
been
off
the
ventilator
for
two-and-half
days
but
continues
to
be
under
observation.
She
has
been
put
off
the
ventilator
because
of
marginal
improvement
in
her
health.
Her
health
condition
demands
her
to
be
in
the
ICU,”
Samdani
told
PTI.
Regarded
as
one
of
Indian
cinema's
greatest
playback
singers,
Lata
Mangeshkar
started
her
career
at
the
age
of
13
in
1942.
Ever
since,
she
has
sung
over
30,000
songs
in
various
Indian
languages.
In
her
over
seven-decade
career,
Lata
Mangeshkar
has
been
the
voice
behind
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
Melody
Queen
of
India
-
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.
She
is
also
a
recipient
of
the
Bharat
Ratna,
India's
highest
civilian
honour.
We
wish
her
a
speedy
recovery.