Milkha ’s daughter on front line in NY hospital

New Delhi, April 20

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.

Mona Milkha Singh is a doctor at the Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York, attending to emergency patients of Covid-19, which has so far claimed more than 40,000 lives in the US. New York has reported nearly 250,000 confirmed cases and over 18,000 fatalities.

“She is basically an ER (Emergency Room) doctor in the hospital. So, when someone comes with the coronavirus symptoms, she has to treat them,” Jeev said.

The 54-year-old Mona passed out of Patiala Medical College before moving to the US. 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,” Jeev said.

“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,” the 48-year-old added. — PTI