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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Saturday after recovering from Covid-19.
He has been admitted to the hospital for medical check-up before the upcoming Parliament session, said hospital authorities, reports Hindustan Times.
The monsoon session of Parliament begins Monday.
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah was discharged from AIIMS after post-Covid care on August 30. As per advice given at discharge, he has now been admitted for a complete medical checkup before the parliament session for 1-2 days,” the hospital’s media and protocol division said in a statement.
The 55-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 on August 2.
Shah had announced his health status on Twitter after testing positive for the virus, and urged those who came in contact with him in recent days to isolate themselves and get tested.
The home minister tested negative for the disease on August 14.