Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised
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Tue, May 25 2021 20:57 IST |
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Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee arrives to attend a Left front meeting in Kolkata on May 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata: Veteran CPI-M leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee being discharged from a private hospital nearly a week after being admitted, in Kolkata on Dec 14, 2020. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 25 : Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was rushed to a private hospital here on Tuesday after his oxygen level suddenly started to fall. The veteran CPI (M) leader had tested positive for Covid-19 last week.
Former Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. (File Pic)
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, was admitted to a hospital here on Tuesday after his health condition deteriorated, officials said.
His oxygen level slipped below 90 per cent this morning, following which doctors advised him to get admitted to a medical facility, they said. Bhattacharjee has been in home isolation and put on BiPAP support. His oxygen level dropped below 90. We did not take any chance, a doctor at the private hospital, where he was admitted, told PTI.
The 77-year-old politician also suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and needs to go to hospital for other clinical examinations, the health department officials said.