Sonia Gandhi being treated for respiratory infection, other post-Covid symptoms: Congress

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Jun 17, 2022, 03:05 PM IST

On June 12, Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi with Covid complications and profuse nose bleeding.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi is currently undergoing treatment for a fungal infection in her lower respiratory tract along with post-Covid symptoms, the party said in a statement.

She continues to be under close observation and treatment, the party said. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh stated on behalf of the Congress party which read, "Congress President Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi on the afternoon of June 12, 2022, when she developed profuse bleeding from the nose following a recent Covid-19 infection."

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The statement further read, "She was immediately put under treatment and underwent a related follow-up procedure yesterday morning. A fungal infection in her lower respiratory tract was also detected upon admission. She is currently being treated for it along with other post-Covid symptoms. She continues to be under close observation and treatment."

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On June 12, Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi with Covid complications and profuse nose bleeding. She also underwent a follow-up surgery. She tested positive for Covid on June 1. 

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Meanwhile, owing to her Covid-19 diagnosis, Sonia Gandhi has been re-summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on June 23 in a money laundering case. Her son and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is already being questioned by the probe agency and his next deposition before the ED is scheduled on Monday.