Reputed playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam is free of the COVID-19 pandemic after he has tested negative for the viral infection, a month after he was spelled positive and the latest development has poured major relief for his fans and fraternities as he has been nearing towards recovery after facing the episodes of setback and deterioration in his health.
SPB's son SP Charan had put out the news of the latest development during his update on the health condition of his father. He released the update on Monday in which Charan has said that his father was active and watching cricket and tennis matches on his iPad. Though he has tested negative for the pandemic, the 74-year-old singer has been on the ventilator support as his lungs are yet to get cured fully.
In his video message, Charan said, "We were expecting dad's lungs to improve, as they were, to a certain point where we could remove him from the ventilator. Unfortunately, we are still not at that point. But the good news is dad is COVID negative". He further stated that the singer is watching a lot of Cricket and Tennis on his iPad. He is happy that the seasons have started. He is looking forward to IPL. He is writing and communicating a lot".
By stating that his father is not under sedation, Charan said SPB is very clear, bright, and physiotherapy is going on as planned and added that a small wedding anniversary celebration for SPB and his wife had taken place at the hospital over the weekend. On August 5, he was tested positive for the COVID-19 viral infection and he was admitted to the MGM Healthcare Hospital in Chennai, where he has been getting treated currently.
While he said that he had a mild infection and would be discharged in two days, his health had taken a wrong turn on August 13 after his health condition attained a setback following which he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He was spelled at a critical stage and was put under the support of the ventilator and ECMO. He had been battling for survival while millions of his fans had sent their heartfelt prayers and wishes to the singer for his speedy recovery.
Reputed and veteran actors and fraternities like Rajinikanth, Ilaiyaraaja, and Bharathiraja had sent their prayers for the singer and Tamil Nadu had last month organized a mass prayer where lakhs of the general public and his fans had offered prayers by holding his portraits, candles, and singing his songs. On August 26, the singer has responded to the treatment and he gradually returned stable from being at the critical state.
He has now been on the path of recovery and he has been undergoing physiotherapy sessions at the hospital and the latest development of testing negative for the viral infection has brought a smile and hope from the fans and signaled that he would soon be getting recovered and discharged from the hospital. SP Balasubrahmanyam has been one of the remarkable singers in India and he has etched his name through his unparalleled contribution in his career and as a multilingual artist has sung over 40,000 songs in 16 languages.
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