NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi, the Congress president, was diagnosed with a lower respiratory tract infection after being admitted to the Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, and is still being monitored and treated, said the party sources.

Sonia was brought to the hospital on June 12 after bleeding from her nose due to a recent Covid infection, according to Congress chief spokesperson Jairam Rameah. In a statement, he stated, "She was promptly put under care and underwent a corresponding follow-up procedure yesterday morning."

A fungal infection in her lower respiratory tract was also detected upon admission, said Ramesh, who is the new general secretary in charge of the party's communications department. "She's being treated for it, as well as other post-Covid symptoms. She is still being closely monitored and treated," Ramesh said.

Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate summoned Sonia Gandhi on June 23 in a money-laundering investigation. The investigating agency has already questioned her son, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and his next deposition before the ED is planned for Monday.

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