COVID-19: Uttarakhand minister's family readmitted hours after being discharged

Five family members of Uttarakhand Minister Satpal Maharaj, who had earlier tested Covid-19 positive, were readmitted to AIIMS Rishikesh within two hours of being discharged at their own request.

Dehradun(Uttarakhand): Five COVID-19 positive family members of Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj were readmitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh within hours of being discharged from the facility.

Satpal Maharaj's two sons, their wives and a one-and-a-half-year-old grandson were discharged from the hospital on Monday evening to be home quarantined as they were asymptomatic, but they had to be readmitted at their own request only two hours later, AIIMS, Rishikesh PRO Harish Thapliyal said.

While discharging them, the hospital administration had said it was in accordance with the Centre's guidelines which permit home quarantine of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Satpal Maharaj, his wife Amrita Rawat and 21 others, including members of his family and staff tested positive for coronavirus, an official had said on Sunday.

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It is to be noted that after Maharaj tested positive for the coronavirus, CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, along with entire state Cabinet, was placed under quarantine as per the guidelines of the Central Government.

(With inputs from PTI)