Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for complete medical check up

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted for "a complete medical checkup" before the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament. Shah was previously admitted to AIIMS for post-COVID care after complaining of body aches and fatigue.

New Delhi:Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has been admitted to AIIMS here for 1-2 days for a complete medical check up before the Parliament session begins, hospital authorities said on Sunday.

The 55-year-old minister was admitted to the hospital at 11 pm on Saturday.

Shah was earlier admitted to the AIIMS here on August 18 for post-COVID care and discharged on August 31 following recovery, hospital authorities had said.

"As per advice given at discharge, he has now been admitted for complete medical check up before Parliament session for 1-2 days," AIIMS said in a statement.

The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday.

Shah has been suffering from post-COVID ailments for a month now. He was previously admitted to AIIMS on August 18 after he suffered post-COVID ailments days after his recovery from COVID-19 disease which he contracted in early August.

He had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 2 and received treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.

He was discharged after testing negative on August 14 only to re-admitted in AIIMS days after to treat his post-COVID syndromes on August 18. He had complained of breathing issues then.

With input from agencies