Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, Pradipta Naik’s health condition has improved, informed hospital authorities on Wednesday.
He has been undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar since April 20 after testing positive for COVID-19.
Naik, who had been put on ventilator after his condition started sharp declining has now started speaking, informed AIIMS Medical Superintendent Sachidananda Mohanty.
The four-time MLA from Bhawanipatna, who was found infected with COVID-19 on April 20, has been undergoing treatment in the ICU at the premier health institute for the last three weeks.
Though he had tested negative for the contagious virus after few days of treatment, he suffered critical lungs infections due to the virus. Later, he was put on ventilator after his condition deteriorated with sharp reduction in oxygen saturation level.
A team of experts from AIIMS and SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack has been monitoring his health condition.
