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SP Balasubrahmanyam's condition remains critical, on life support system

Chennai: Playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam is on life support system and his condition remains critical, said a bulletin released by the private hospital in Chennai. The 74-year-old was admitted on August 5 with symptoms of Covid-19.

"There has been a setback in the health of SP Balasubrahmanyam," the bulletin released by MGM Healthcare said.



According to the hospital, the singer's condition deteriorated in a late night development on Thursday 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. His condition remains critical.

The singer is currently under observation and his hemodynamic and clinical parameters are being closely monitored. On the day he was hospitalized, SPB released a video on the social media, saying, “I was diagnosed with a mild case of Covid-19.”

The singer explained that he has been down for the past couple of days with chest congestion, cold and on-and-off fever. Following this, he sought the help of health professionals and was asked to go into home quarantine and take medicines. But he chose to get admitted into a hospital instead since his family members are concerned about his health. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Choolaimedu, Chennai.

Assuring his fans and well-wishers that he was fine, he informed that his fever had subsided and he hoped to recover in a couple of days. He requested them to refrain from calling him and enquiring about his health.

A few months ago, Balasubrahmanyam had joined hands with lyricist Vairamuthu for a song on coronavirus. The singer has reportedly recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages.

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