Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain, who is suffering from COVID-19, will be given plasma therapy as his health condition deteriorated on Friday. He was earlier put on oxygen support following a spread of infection in his lungs at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. On Friday, his condition deteriorated after the infection in his lung increased, according to doctors who said that his fever also persisted. Latest CT scan has shown that his pneumonia patch has increased despite his being on continuous oxygen support. He is being transferred to Max Hospital in south Delhi's Saket where he will be given plasma therapy.

Source: dna June 19, 2020 10:30 UTC