Former President Pranab Mukherjee tested positive for Covid-19
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- Published: August 11, 2020 20:05
New Delhi: The health of former President Pranab Mukherjee has worsened after undergoing life-saving emergency surgery and remains on ventilator support, the Army Hospital, where he has been admitted, informed on Tuesday.
“The former president who underwent life-saving emergency surgery for brain clot on August 10 has not shown any improvement and his health status has worsened. He remains on ventilatory support,” the Army Hospital (R&R) said in a statement.
In an earlier bulletin today, the hospital said the President “remains critical”
Former President Pranab Mukherjee (file pic) who underwent emergency surgery for brain clot on 10th August, has not shown any improvement & his health status has worsened. He remains on ventilatory support. His health continues to remain critical: Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt pic.twitter.com/Bdse10bZs9
— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020
Mukherjee, 84, said on Monday on Twitter that he had also tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
“On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID-19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for COVID-19,” Mukherjee tweeted. (ANI)