Swaraj has multiple infections, will stay hospitalised all week
India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who is being treated for pneumonia in a private ward in the Cardio-Neurosciences Centre of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is stable.
India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who is being treated for pneumonia in a private ward in the Cardio-Neurosciences Centre of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is stable.
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. (HT File Photo)
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She is likely to remain admitted for a few days.
Swaraj, 64, was admitted to AIIMS at 4pm on Monday with complaints of severe chest congestion and chest pain. “She is under treatment for fever, chest congestion with features of pneumonia. A medical team of specialists is looking after her. Her current condition is stable,” the hospital said in a statement.
Swaraj has long-standing diabetes, which makes infection management critical. She underwent a series of tests recommended by a medical board comprising a team of multi-specialists, including cardiologists, pulmonologists and endocrinologists. Swaraj was initially admitted to the hospital’s old private ward and was later moved to the CN Centre on Monday night.
“There is nothing to worry about. We had admitted her into one of our private wards under a team of multi-specialists but later moved to the cardio-neurosciences centre. She has been put on antibiotics and is doing fine. We are waiting for all the test reports to know the exact picture,” said a senior doctor.
Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.
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