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PANJIM: Ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s medical condition on Sunday is said to be stable and under control as a team of doctors led by Dr Pramod Garg, Professor of Gastroenterology and Associate Dean (Research) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi is monitoring him. He will be kept under observation in the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) for another two days.
Parrikar, who is suffering with pancreatic cancer, was admitted to GMC on Saturday night after his health condition deteriorated. He has been kept in isolation. Doctors have declined anyone from meeting the Chief Minister to avoid any sort of infection.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who visited GMC twice on Sunday said the Chief Minister is stable and all his parameters are under control. He ruled out that Parrikar is kept on life support.
“Today there was minor discomfort and it is obvious. But now his condition is stable and all the parameters are under control. Bleeding, infection everything is zero now,” Rane told media persons after his visit.
“I have just spoken to him and he sounds fine,” he added.
He said Parrikar has been kept under observation of Dr Garg, who was treating him in AIIMS. “He has made some changes in the treatment and other medication. So now everything is under control,” he said.
Minister said the doctors were of the opinion that Chief Minister should be kept under observation for a day or two and accordingly it is decided to keep him in the hospital.
When asked whether any endoscopy or surgery was conducted, Rane said that the need did not arise.
Earlier in the day, Rane had said, “Happy to see him (Parrikar) active and alert.”
“Appeal to the people not to speculate, instead pray for his speedy recovery,” he said and urged the people not to pay heed to rumours as there is no authenticity of facts.
St Andre MLA Francis Silveira, who had visited GMC, was not allowed to meet Chief Minister as a precaution to avoid spread of any infection.
“I was not allowed to meet Chief Minister. Doctors told me I cannot meet,” he said.
