Coronavirus: Home minister Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS after post-COVID care

First Published Aug 31, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

On August 2, Shah, 55, had said on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He had undergone treatment at Medanta Hospital and was discharged after he tested negative for the disease.

article_image1

Union Home minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to the AIIMS here on August 18 for post-COVID care, was discharged on Monday morning (August 31), sources said.

article_image2

The AIIMS had said in a statement on Saturday that "He has recovered and is likely to be discharged in a short time".

article_image3

On August 2, Shah, 55, had said on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He was discharged from AIIMS today at 7 AM.

article_image4

He had undergone treatment at Medanta Hospital and was discharged after he tested negative for the disease.

article_image5

He was later admitted to the AIIMS following complaints of fatigue and body ache.

article_image6

In the last few weeks, several top political leaders, including chief ministers and union ministers, have tested for the highly contagious disease.

article_image7

Haryana chief minister ML Khattar, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, former president Pranab Mukherjee are among those who tested positive for COVID in the last two months.

article_image8

India recorded its biggest single-day surge of 78,761 fresh infections on Sunday, setting a new global record, as it passed 35 lakh cases. More than 64,000 people have died of COVID in India so far.