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Veteran actor Dilip Kumar to be discharged from hospital tomorrow

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 10, 2018, at 09:01 pm

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IBNS): Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital, could get a discharge on Thursday.

The 95-year-old actor is being treated for recurrent pneumonia at a city hospital.

According to latest statement, he is responding to the treatment and is in a better condition.

In a statement on his Twitter account, it has been posted that: "Lord be praised. @TheDilipKumar saab is responding to treatment and doing much better . If all goes well, as per doctors, he may be discharged from the hospital tomm. (Thursday afternoon). Insha'Allah."

Lord be praised. @TheDilipKumar saab is responding to treatment and doing much better . If all goes well, as per doctors, he may be discharged from the hospital tomm. (Thursday afternoon). Insha'Allah. -FF
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) October 10, 2018

The statement also thanked media for the respectful coverage of his health condition.

"On behalf of @TheDilipKumar, a big thank you to every reporter, journalist, anchor, cameraperson, news editor, blogger and each and every member of the media- for your kind and respectful coverage of Saab’s health. You make us proud!" the tweet read.

On behalf of @TheDilipKumar, a big thank you to every reporter, journalist, anchor, cameraperson, news editor, blogger and each and every member of the media- for your kind and respectful coverage of Saab’s health. You make us proud! -FF
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) October 10, 2018

Last month, the actor was admitted to hospital for the treatment of pneumonia.

#DilipKumar #PneumoniaTreatment #DilipKumarDischarge

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