Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Tests Positive for COVID-19, Former West Bengal CM in Home Isolation
The wife of 77-year-old Bhattacharya, Mira Bhattacharya, also tested positive for the infection, following which she was admitted to a city hospital late Tuesday evening, they said.
Kolkata, May 19: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has tested positive for COVID-19 and doctors have advised him to be in home isolation, health department sources confirmed. The wife of 77-year-old Bhattacharya, Mira Bhattacharya, also tested positive for the infection, following which she was admitted to a city hospital late Tuesday evening, they said.
"Swab samples of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, his wife and their attendant were collected this morning and they tested positive for the disease," a source said on Tuesday. India Reports 4,529 COVID-19 Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Highest Single-Day Rise Since Pandemic Began; Daily Count Dips.
A medical board has been formed for Mrs Bhattacharya at the hospital, he added. "Doctors are seeing the former chief minister at home and they are constantly keeping a tab on his health condition," the source said.
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