Soumitra Chatterjee responding to treatment says hospital

Bengali matinee idol Soumitra Chatterjee, who has tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, is responding to the treatment, said the hospital CEO who is supervising the team of doctors treating actor.

Kolkata: Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was shifted to Intensive Care Unit in a private hospital late Friday night after the 85-year-old's health deteriorated. The CEO of the hospital on Saturday said that the actor is gradually improving.

Pradip Tondon, CEO of Belle Vue Clinic where the actor is being treated from last week, said that the actor is gradually responding to the treatment.

"He is improving gradually but will take time to improve more because of the comorbidity problem which he has since beginning," said Pradip.

Briefing about Chatterjee's health condition, Mr Tondon further said that the actor has encephalitis in brain due to COVID. "We have done the CT scan and did not find any complication," he said.

Chatterjee, who had tested coronavirus positive on October 5, was suffering from several comorbidities. He was immediately shifted to an ICU for close monitoring.

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A day after his Covid-19 test on October 5 gave positive report, he was admitted to the hospital but in a stable condition.

The sources said Chatterjee was unwell for the past couple of days and reportedly suffering from fever. He was shooting for a documentary titled 'Abhijan' directed by actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay.

He had attended the shoot floor at Bharatlaxmi Studio on October 1. The next shooting schedule was on October 7.

It was learnt that the actor had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related problem. Last year, he had suffered a bout of pneumonia and was admitted to a hospital for a few days.