GUWAHATI: The Assam government has constituted a 9-member team of doctors to monitor the health status of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 26.
The 85-year-old former chief minister is admitted to the new paying cabin in Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).
"We have kept a team of doctors ready for best possible medical care and assistance to our revered senior leader," tweeted health minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
He further added that "A committee under the chairmanship of Dr Jogesh Sarma, HOD, Pulmonary Medicine Department of GMCH has been constituted to monitor the health status of Sri @tarun_gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam."
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An order issued by the office of the superintendent of GMCH reads, “In view of former Assam Chief Minister Sri Tarun Gogoi becoming COVID -19 positive, he is advised to be shifted to New Paying Cabin... Dr. Bhaskar Thakuria, Assistant Prof of Medicine is requested to submit his medical status report every day at 5.00 PM”
The 9-member doctors’ committee includes Dr. Jogesh Sarma, Prof & HoD of Pulmonary Medicine; Dr. Uma Kaimal Saikia, Associate Prof of Endocrinology; Dr. Farhin lqbal, Associate Prof of Cardiology; Dr. Bhaskar Thakuria, Assistant Prof of Medicine and Dr. R. Das, Assistant Prof of Surgery, Dr. Biswajit Talukdar, Registrar of Anaesthesiology; Dr. Jayshri Medhi, Post PG of Medicine; Dr. Moinul Islam, Resident doctor of Medicine and Dr. Bubu Gogoi, Resident doctor of Medicine.
