TN agriculture minister Doraikkannu extremely critical, in ventilator support
Tamil Nadu agriculture minister Doraikkannu is fighting COVID-19 and is currently on life support. The hospital treating him, issued a statement, where they mentioned that his condition is extremely critical.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-10-26 08:22 GMT
Chennai
“His condition in the last 24 hours has deteriorated further warranting maximal life support and he is extremely critical”, hospital said in a statement.
Doraikkannu was admitted to the hospital on October 13 with serious breathlessness and tested Covid-19 positive.
He has multiple comorbidities and the latest CT scan shows 90% lung involvement. He is currently on ECMO and Ventilator, receiving maximum support. His health conditions were continuously monitored by the doctors.
Doraikkannu complained of ill-health while he was travelling to Salem to pay homage to Chief Minister K Palaniswami's mother who died on Oct 13.
On Sundary, Palaniswami, Minister for Fisheries D Jayakumar and Health Minister C Vijayabaskar visited Kauvery Hospital and enquired about Doraikkannu's health.
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