Sonia Gandhi being treated for fungal infection in respiratory tract
Friday, 17 June 2022 (14:53 IST)
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is admitted in Sir Ganga Ram hospital due to Covid related issues, has contacted a fungal infection in her lower respiratory tract and is being treated for it, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.
The Congress said that the party president, was admitted to the hospital on June 12 after she developed profuse bleeding from her nose after she got infected with Covid.
She was put under treatment at the hospital, and underwent a related follow up procedure on Thursday morning.
A fungal infection in her lower respiratory tract was also detected after being admitted to the hospital, said Ramesh.
"She is currently being treated for it along with other post-Covid symptoms. She continues to be under close observation and treatment," Ramesh said.
Congress had announced on June 2 that Sonia Gandhi had tested positive for Covid.
The Congress president has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on June 23 in a money laundering case.
Rahul Gandhi has already appeared for questioning at the ED for three continuous days, and has been summoned again to appear on Monday. (UNI)
