Ex-India captain Ganguly tests negative for Covid-19, discharged

 KOLKATA - Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from hospital four days after being admitted
with Covid-19, a senior doctor said.

   The 49-year-old was admitted in Kolkata on Monday after he tested positive
for the virus and was suffering from a mild fever.

   "He expressed his desire to go home after he tested negative for the
Omicron variant," the doctor told AFP.

   His brother Snehasish told AFP that Ganguly received an "antibody cocktail
therapy" as part of his treatment.

   "Sourav is resting at home," he said.

   One of India's most popular players ever and the head of the country's
cricket board, Ganguly was twice admitted to hospital earlier this year with
chest pain and underwent an angioplasty.

   India, where Covid infection numbers have fallen sharply since a
devastating surge in April and May, has so far confirmed 1,270 Omicron cases.BSS/AFP