Indian hockey team forward Mandeep Singh has been taken to hospital after his blood oxygen level dropped. He was tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. Sports Authority of India (SAI) said that his condition is stable. Five other national players, captain Manpreet Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak tested positive for Covid-19 last week after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp, which starts on August 20. ‘During night monitoring of vitals on August 10 (Monday) it was found that Mandeep Singh’s blood oxygen level was dropping below normal which indicated that he is moving from mild to moderate severity of Covid-19,’ the SAI said in a statement. ‘SAI authorities on campus took an immediate decision to shift him to SS Sparsh multispeciality hospital as a precautionary measure. His condition is currently stable,’ added the statement.
Aug 11, 2020, 11:40AM ISTSource: TOI.in
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