The condition of former chief minister and general secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Harish Rawat is steadily improving. He is infected with Covid-19 virus and is currently undergoing treatment at the All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi. The chief spokesperson of the former CM, Surendra Kumar told The Pioneer that the oxygen level of Rawat is improving and the level of the infection in the chest has also decreased. He said that the National President of the Congress party Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi talked to Rawat on phone to inquire about his health. They also wished him a speedy recovery. Surendra Kumar said that senior Congress leaders, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, Gulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma have also expressed their wishes for a speedy recovery to Rawat.
Rawat was detected positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday along with his wife and daughter. On Thursday he was taken to the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital where infection was detected in his lungs. On the advice of doctors, he was shifted to the AIIMS New Delhi in an air ambulance.
Saturday, 27 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
