Satyendar Jain’s health worsens, moved to Max

NEW DELHI: Two days after Satyendar Jain tested positive for Covid-19, the Delhi health minister was moved to Max Hospital in Saket on Friday after his condition deteriorated. The 55-yearold continues to be “stable” and is being treated by a critical care team, hospital officials said.

NEWDELHI: Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain was moved to a private hospital in the city for further treatment of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) because his condition deteriorated. The 55-year-old minister had tested positive for the infection on Wednesday, after initially testing negative.

He had been admitted to the Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital in Tahirpur with a high-grade fever and low oxygen saturation on Monday night. He had attended an all-party meeting held by the union home minister Amit Shah the same day.

He was put on intermittent oxygen to manage the symptoms. He had developed pneumonia, a known complication of Covid-19.

“The oxygen support was removed once his saturation level reached about 97%. However, he was not able to maintain the saturation and had to be put on oxygen intermittently. But he was doing well. Surprisingly, he started becoming breathless in the morning. And, the latest CT scan showed that the pneumonia patch has increased,” said a doctor from the hospital, on condition of anonymity.

He was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital in the morning. As his symptoms worsened, the minister was shifted to Max hospital, Saket, according to sources in both hospitals. He continues to be on oxygen support. He is being treated by a critical care team.