Delhi’s Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia is being treated for Covid and Dengue (file)
New Delhi:
Delhi’s Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia, who was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, underwent plasma therapy today at a private city hospital to help him fight the infectious virus.
Initially, Mr. Sisodia was admitted to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash State Hospital after having a fever and complaining of breathing difficulties. At the time of his admission, doctors said, he also had decreasing levels of platelets in his blood.
The next day (Thursday), hospital officials said that Sisodia had also tested positive for dengue. Later that day, he was transferred to the privately run Max Hospital in Saket, Delhi.
Mr. Sisodia, with other Delhi government ministers, actively participated in the fight against the virus, conducted virtual press conferences, inspected Covid facilities, and oversaw the management of the disease.
He tested positive for the virus on September 14.
“After suffering a mild fever, I took a coronavirus test and it came back positive. I have isolated myself. I have no fever or any other problem as of now, I am absolutely fine. With your prayers, I am sure I will return to work after get my health back, “he tweeted in Hindi.
He had initially been isolating himself at his official residence before his condition worsened and he was admitted to LNJP Hospital.
According to the Covid management guidelines, patients who do not have comorbidities and do not belong to a vulnerable age group (under 10 years old or over 60 years old) have been recommended home quarantine.
Mr. Sisodia is 48 years old.
Medical experts have emphasized the complications of treating patients infected with both Covid and dengue, noting that there is no “standard protocol” in such cases.
LNJP Hospital sources told PTI on Thursday that “there is no standard protocol” for the treatment of double infection by COVID-19 and dengue. Treatment is “patient-specific,” the source said.
Meanwhile, Delhi, which has seen a worrying rise in cases in recent days, has turned the corner and seen a second wave of infections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said yesterday.
The national capital is the sixth most affected region in the country with more than 2.6 lakh of confirmed cases so far. Of these, more than 5,000 are virus-related deaths, while active cases total about 31,000.
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