He had recently tested positive for COVID-19Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on May 25 admitted to a private hospital in the city. Mr. Bhattacharjee had tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was undergoing treatment at his Palm Avenue residence. His health parameters, particularly oxygen saturation, started declining from May 24 evening and doctors decided on providing him institutional care. Mr. Bhattacharjee, who was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was hospitalised in December 2020. His wife Meera Bhattacharjee had also tested positive for the viral infection.

Source: The Hindu May 25, 2021 07:05 UTC