NEW DELHI, June 12, 2022 (BSS) – Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here today for treatment of Covid related issues.

"Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital today owing to Covid related issues,” Congress General Secretary and its Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

Surjewala in a tweet message said that “Gandhi is stable and will be in the hospital for a few days for observation”.

"We thank all the Congress men and women as also all well-wishers for their concern and good wishes," he added.

Earlier, Gandhi visited the facility for a routine medical check-up and was being examined by the doctors there, media reports said quoting the hospital sources.

Sonia Gandhi (75) tested positive for COVID-19 on June 2 and was recuperating.

She was to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 8 and had sought more time from the probe agency, which has now issued a fresh summons for her to appear on June 23, according to the reports.

The ED has registered an FIR in a money-laundering case pertaining to the National Herald-AJL case.