Somnath Chatterjee hospitalised with bronchopneumonia

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has been admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi with a bout of bronchopneumonia and is likely to be released by Friday.

Chatterjee, 79, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday and his condition has improved significantly, sources in the Speaker8217;s office said. He would be released very soon, most probably tomorrow, they said.

Head of the Army Hospital Research and Referral Major General O P Mathew said the Speaker has been diagnosed with bronchopneumonia.

Bronchopneumonia is a type of pneumonia characterised by an inflammation of the lung generally associated with and following a bout with bronchitis.