Milkha Singh’s daughter fights coronavirus from frontline in NY hospital

The 54-year-old Mona graduated from Patiala Medical College before moving to the US in the 1990s. She has been working there for more than 20 years.

Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh’s daughter has been running a “marathon” in New York – not on a track but at a hospital, battling the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world.

Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh’s daughter and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh’s elder sister has been running a “marathon” in New York – not on a track but at a hospital, battling the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world.

Mona Milkha Singh is a doctor at the Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York, attending to emergency patients of coronavirus, which has so far claimed more than 40,000 lives in the US alone while causing more than 1.5 lakh deaths worldwide.

“She is basically an ER (emergency room) doctor in Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York city. So, when someone comes with the coronavirus symptoms, she has to treat them,” Jeev, a four-time European Tour champion, said.

“She checks the patients, stabilises them, performs intubation (insertion of an artificial ventilation tube into a patient) before they are sent to special wards to quarantine the COVID-19 patients,” he added.

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The 54-year-old Mona graduated from Patiala Medical College before moving to the US in the 1990s. She has been working there for more than 20 years.

“I am so proud of her. She says it is like running a marathon every day. She has been working five days a week, sometimes day shifts, sometimes night shifts, 12-hour shifts, and it is tough, but she has to do the job as best as she can,” said Jeev.

The 48-year-old golfer from Chandigarh said the job is a stressful one and sometimes he feels scared for his sister.

“I feel worried. When you are treating people, anything can happen, so we talk to her every day. My mom and dad also keep checking on her.

So very proud of my sister. She says she feel like she is running a marathon every day. Every life saved is her reward. https://t.co/GqiQIvahPD

— Jeev Milkha Singh (@JeevMilkhaSingh) April 20, 2020

 

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“We keep asking how she is feeling and if there are any symptoms. I tell her to stay positive and boost her immune system,” said Jeev, a five-time Asian Tour winner.

The Chandigarh-based golfer also called for greater respect for frontline workers, who have been attacked in India while performing their duties.

“It is my humble request to every citizen of the world to respect the frontline workers because they are there to help us, whether it is the doctors, police, people who pick up garbage... We must be respectful, kind and grateful to them and make sure they are taken care of,” he said.

The dreaded virus has infected over more than lakh people across the globe.