"Former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, 79, is on mechanical ventilation. Relevant conservative medical management is being continued. His overall clinical status remains critical but stable. He was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on July 29, 2023 with lower respiratory tract infection and Type II respiratory failure," the medical bulletin said today.
Former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been hospitalised due to lower respiratory tract infection and Type-II respiratory failure. The 79-year-old former CM is suffering from COPD and has other chronic ailments. He was brought to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata in a special ambulance accompanied by his doctors through a green corridor by Kolkata Police.