Former IPL chief Lalit Modi hospitalised, put on oxygen support

Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi announced on Friday that he is receiving 24-hour oxygen treatment after contracting COVID-19 twice within a two-week period and developing deep pneumonia. The 59-year-old took to social media to update his followers on his health, stating that he had been airlifted to London from Mexico after a three-week confinement period. 'I still need time to recover,' Modi stated. Modi praised the care provided by two doctors who accompanied him on the air ambulance and his son who helped him during his confinement of last three weeks.