The condition of famous Garhwali singer Narendra Singh Negi is steadily improving. The team of doctors treating him has decided to remove ventilator on Saturday.
The Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj visited the legendary singer who is on life support system at Max hospital, on Friday. After meeting Negi, the Minister said that he is showing fast improvement. He said that prayers of people of Uttarakhand are having their effect and Negi’s condition is improving.
Satpal Maharaj also visited statehood activist and former chairperson state women’s commission Sushila Baluni who is also undergoing treatment in the Max hospital.
Enthused by the steady improvement in the health of Negi, the doctors treating him are contemplating to remove the ventilator on Saturday. “Negiji’s condition is improving. On Saturday his ventilator would be removed for some time on a trial basis and if he responds well he will be removed from ventilator. The external counter pulsation which was being given to him since his admission has also been stopped. His BP and sugar are also in control,’’ said one of doctor treating him.
On complaint of uneasiness and pain in stomach and chest the famous folk singer was admitted in the CMI hospital on Wednesday from where he was shifted to Max hospital. Here he was immediately put on life support system and a team of cardiologists also performed an angioplasty on him.
While Negi was being treated in the hospital fake news of his death was circulating in various social media platforms. His son Kavilash Negi had to appear before the media on Thursday afternoon in which he cleared that Negi is out of danger.