Indian
playback
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam,
who
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
on
August
5,
has
been
put
on
life
support.
The
74-year-old
has
been
admitted
to
MGM
Healthcare
in
Chennai
for
a
week
to
get
medical
treatment.
However,
he
has
now
suffered
a
major
setback
in
his
health.
MGM
Healthcare
recently
shared
a
statement
about
his
health.
The
official
statement
reads,
"There
has
been
a
setback
in
the
health
of
Thiru
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
who
had
been
admitted
at
MGM
healthcare
for
symptoms
of
COVID
since
5th
August
2020.
In
a
late-night
development
on
August
13,
2020,
his
condition
has
deteriorated.
And
based
on
the
advice
of
the
expert
medical
team
attending
to
him,
he
has
been
moved
to
the
Intensive
Care
Unit
(ICU)
and
he
is
on
life
support
and
his
condition
remains
critical.
He
is
currently
under
observation
by
the
team
and
experts
from
critical
care
and
his
haemodynamic
and
clinical
parameters
are
being
closely
monitored."
Earlier,
when
SPB
began
treatment
for
COVID-19
in
the
hospital,
he
had
shared
a
video
on
Facebook
and
said
that
he
is
completely
fine.
The
singer
had
also
mentioned
that
he
was
likely
to
be
discharged
in
a
few
days,
but
unfortunately,
it
didn't
happen.