Updated: September 13, 2020 2:56:22 pm
Union Minister Amit Shah was admitted to the AIIMS in Delhi for the second time on Saturday.
Union Interior Minister Amit Shah was admitted to the AIIMS in Delhi on Saturday for a “full medical checkup” before Monday’s monsoon session of parliament. He will remain in the hospital for 1-2 days, a statement issued by the medical institute said on Sunday.
This comes nearly two weeks after the 55-year-old BJP leader was discharged from the higher medical institute for Covid aftercare. This is your second visit to the hospital in more than a month.
“According to the discharged council, he has now been admitted for a full medical check-up before the Parliament session for 1-2 days,” read the statement by Dr. Aarti Vij, president of AIIMS media and protocol division.
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Earlier in the day, senior doctors said Shah came in for a checkup after having difficulty breathing. A team led by the institute’s director, Dr. Randeep Guleria, is closely monitoring his condition.
Last month, the minister was hospitalized due to “fatigue and body aches” after testing negative for the coronavirus.
The BJP leader was infected on August 2 after which he was admitted to Medanta Hospital at Gurugram for treatment.
On August 14, he tweeted that he would be in home isolation for a few more days on the advice of his doctors.
Later, on August 18, the institute, in a statement, said: “You have been admitted to AIIMS for post-Covid care. He feels comfortable and continues with his work from the hospital ”.
He was later released from the hospital after being “fully recovered” on August 31.
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