GUWAHATI: Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and other post-recovery complications, was discharged from hospital on Sunday after exactly two months. The 86-year old veteran Congress politician will continue to remain under observation of a team of doctors from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at his residence, a senior doctor said.
“His blood pressure, sugar and other vital parameters are normal at present. He is completely fine now. However, our doctors and nurses will continue to monitor his health at his residence,” the doctor informed. The three-time chief minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 25 and was admitted to the GMCH the next day.
Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet, “Former Chief Minister of Assam Sri Tarun Gogoi has been discharged from Guwahati Medical College today after 60 days of hospitalisation. His further treatment shall continue in his official residence under the supervision of the Doctors from medical college. My best wishes”
Former Chief Minister of Assam Sri Tarun Gogoi has been discharged from Guwahati Medical College today after 60 days of hospitalisation. His further treatment shall continue in his official residence under the supervision of the Doctors from medical college. My best wishes
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 25, 2020
The state government had constituted a nine-member committee of doctors, led by the Head of Pulmonary Medicine Dr Jogesh Sarma, to monitor the health condition of the veteran Congress leader. The octogenarian leader’s condition had deteriorated on August 31 with a sudden fall in oxygen saturation level.
He was administered plasma therapy and was stable later. After testing negative, Gogoi was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in September as he developed post- COVID-19 complications along with “a lot of comorbid conditions”.
With inputs from PTI
