Buddhadeb Bhattacharya admitted to hospital for Covid-19 treatment

Hospital sources said Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's condition is stable, and with high flow oxygen, he may recover within a week.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (Express Archive)

Former West Bengal chief minister and CPI (M) veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital on Tuesday morning after his oxygen levels dropped below 85.

Bhattacharya and his wife Mira had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 17. Mira had been taken to hospital for treatment while Bhattacharya was in isolation at their residence at Palm Avenue. Mira returned home on Monday.

Bhattacharya suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). After his condition deteriorated this morning, he agreed to go to the hospital.

Hospital sources said his condition is stable, and with high flow oxygen, he may recover within a week.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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