Guwahati (Assam): Senior Congress leader and former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's health condition reportedly deteriorated on Saturday.
According to reports, the veteran Congress politician is now under mechanical ventilation at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that doctors at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital are trying their best, and added that the next 48 to 72 hours will be crucial for Gogoi.
Gogoi had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 25 and was admitted to the hospital the next day.
The octogenarian leader's health condition had deteriorated on August 31 with a sudden fall in oxygen saturation level.
He was administered plasma therapy and became stable later.
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The three-time chief minister and veteran Congress leader was discharged from the hospital on October 25 after undergoing treatment for the coronavirus infection and other post-recovery complications.
But he was admitted to the facility again on November 1 and put on ventilator support as his health condition had deteriorated.
In the days before he tested COVID-19 positive, Gogoi was at the forefront of the Congress initiative to form a 'grand alliance' comprising all the opposition parties for the 2021 assembly polls and holding meetings with all stakeholders.
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