Azam Khan, along with his son Abdullah, was shifted to Medanta Hospital on May 9 (file)
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's condition is "better and satisfactory" but he remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the hospital treating him said in a statement here on Sunday.
Mr. Khan and his son Abdullah were shifted from the Sitapur jail to Medanta Hospital here on May 9 for coronavirus treatment.
"Member of Parliament Azam Khan is in the ICU following a severe COVID infection. As compared to yesterday, his oxygen requirement was less. Today, the condition of Azam Khan is better and satisfactory," the hospital said.
The treatment of the 72-year-old SP leader is going on under the severe infection disease protocol and doctors of a critical care team are monitoring him, the statement added.
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