Amit Shah in AIIMS for ‘complete med check-up’

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah was admitted to AIIMS late Saturday night for a “complete medical checkup”, the premier hospital said in a statement on Sunday.
The hospital said Shah, who was admitted to AIIMS on August 18 for post-Covid care, was readmitted ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session beginning on Monday.
News agency IANS had said on Saturday that the home minister was taken to AIIMS after he complained of breathing problems.
Sources said he has been lodged in the CN tower, a facility reserved for VVIPs. He is under the care of AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria and his condition is said to be stable.
Shah had tested positive for Covid-19 on August 2 and was admitted to Medanta Medicity in Gurgaon. He was discharged on August 14 after he tested negative. However, he had to be admitted to AIIMS on August 18 after he complained of fatigue and body ache.
At the time of his discharge on August 31, AIIMS had issued a statement saying the minister had fully recovered and was fit to resume his routine activities.