Yechury continues to be under treatment for chest infection at AIIMS: CPI(M)

Yechury continues to be under treatment for chest infection at AIIMS: CPI(M)

Yechury continues to be under treatment for chest infection at AIIMS: CPI(M)

NEW DELHI: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury continues to be under treatment at AIIMS, New Delhi, for a respiratory infection, the party said on Saturday.

He is currently in the intensive care unit (ICU) and recovering, a party source said.

Yechury (72) was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 19 for treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection. The exact nature of his ailment was not revealed by the hospital.