Sonia Gandhi health update: Congress ex-chief responding well to treatment, says hospital; to be discharged on basis of recovery progress | India News
NEW DELHI: Sharing an update on the health condition of Sonia Gandhi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital chairman Dr Ajay Swaroop said on Thursday that the senior Congress leader continues to respond positively to the treatment.“Smt. Sonia Gandhi is responding positively to treatment. Her health is stable, and a specific diet plan has been introduced today as part of her ongoing care. She remains under close observation,” news agency ANI quoted Swaroop as saying.The senior doctor reiterated that Gandhi’s discharge date would be decided based on her recovery progress.A team of top medics, including Dr S Nundy and Dr Amitabh Yadav, continues to closely monitor her condition, he added.The Congress parliamentary party chairperson is undergoing treatment for a stomach infection since June 15 at Sir Ganga Ram.Earlier on June 7, too, Gandhi was taken to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, being brought in for a routine health check-up due to some minor health issues, according to Naresh Chauhan, principal advisor (media) to Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of the Congress.
