Jyoti Basu put on ventilator as his condition deteriorates

CPM leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu's health condition deteriorated on Wednesday morning following which he has been put on a ventilator.

Basu is being treated for pneumonia at the AMRI hospital in Salt Lake here.

The 95-year-old former West Bengal Chief Minister was kept under observation for the last two days in the ICU.

The veteran leader was admitted here on Friday following a severe chest infection.he doctors after conducting a proper check-up had earlier detected that he was suffering from slight pneumonia.

Earlier in July 2009, Basu was admitted to the hospital complaining of discomfort in the abdomen and a disturbed sleep.

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