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  • Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on oxygen support after contracting Covid-19

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    Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on oxygen support after contracting Covid-19

    Taking to Instagram with a health update, the 59-year-old stated that he had previously been "confined" for three weeks and had made multiple failed attempts to leave...


    Digital Desk: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has been hospitalised and is currently on external oxygen support. The Indian businessman said that he had been infected with COVID-19 twice in two weeks 'followed by influenza and deep pneumonia'. Modi stated that he had arrived in London after being 'imprisoned' in Mexico City for three weeks.


    "After three weeks in confinement with double COVID-19 in two weeks, weeks accompanied by influenza and deep pneumonia," he wrote sharing photos from his hospital bed on Friday.


    Taking to Instagram with a health update, the 59-year-old stated that he had previously been "confined" for three weeks and had made multiple failed attempts to leave.


    "Finally landed via air ambulance accompanied by two doctors and superstar super efficient son who did so much for me…Back in london. The flight was smooth. Unfortunately still on 24/7 external oxygen," he explained.


    In a later post, the IPL founder shared a photo of himself standing with two doctors while a plane stood by in the background.


    "With my two saviours. The two doctors treated and monitored me 24/7 for three weeks. One Mexico City-based, whose care I was under…and the second is my London doctor who specifically flew to Mexico City to accompany me back to London," he wrote on Friday.


    Earlier in 2022, Modi made headlines when he made his relationship with actor Sushmita Sen 'Instagram official.' He had spoken at length about starting a 'new life' with his 'better-looking girlfriend,' and had posted a series of old and new photos with the former Miss India.


    Months later, however, the duo were fuelling breakup rumours as Modi removed his Instagram profile picture featuring the actor and changed his bio (it had spoken of Sen as the love of his life). However, the two have never directly addressed the rumours.


    On Friday, Sushmita Sen's brother commented on Modi's health update tweet, sparking speculations about the relationship.