It is noted that the artist was admitted to the hospital with signs of community-acquired pneumonia.
“After further examination, the coronovirus etiology of pneumonia was confirmed. On the first day after admission, the patient's condition worsened - shortness of breath increased and blood oxygenation indices decreased. In this regard, we continued treatment in the intensive care unit, ”the doctor wrote on Facebook.
According to him, at present Leshchenko’s condition is stable and he does not need additional oxygen.
Lev Leshchenko and his wife were hospitalized at a medical center in the Moscow village of Kommunarka, where they passed tests for coronavirus infection COVID-19.
Later it became known that Leshchenko, who was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, was transferred to intensive care for a planned procedure.
On March 11, WHO announced an outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic.