New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah was discharged from Delhi’s All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital on Thursday.
An official statement from AIIMS is expected shortly, sources said, adding that Shah is likely to attend the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament from Monday, September 21.
On September 13, AIIMS had released a statement saying that Shah was admitted for a “complete medical checkup” ahead of the Parliament session.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah (in file pic) discharged from AIIMS Delhi: Sources
He was discharged from the hospital after post-COVID care on August 30 and was admitted again for a complete medical checkup on September 13. pic.twitter.com/TLxd7KUzVX
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2020
The 55-year-old politician had tested positive for coronavirus, which has affected over 51 lakh people in India so far, on August 2 when he was taken to private hospital Medanta in Gurgaon. On August 14, he had tweeted that he would be in-home isolation for a few more days on the advice of his doctors.
“Amit Shah was discharged from AIIMS after post-COVID care on August 30. As per advice given at the time of discharge, he has now been admitted for a complete medical checkup before the Parliament session for 1-2 days,” the statement said.
