Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti admitted to AIIMS, a day after testing positive for COVID-19

BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, posted today that she had been admitted to hospital. The BJP leader took to Twitter and informed that she had been shifted to AIIMS on Monday morning from Vande Mataram Kunj in Pauri Garhwal district where she was under home-isolation. Bharti tweeted, “I have been admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh. There are three reasons for this; firstly Harsh Vardhan (Union health minister) was worried about my health condition. Secondly my fever spiked last night and if I get good response from doctors at AIIMS after observation then I want to appear in the CBI court in Lucknow day after tomorrow.” Bharti is supposed to appear in court in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition case.

मैं अभी-अभी एम्स ऋषिकेश में भर्ती हो गई हूं। इसके तीन कारण है- (1) @drharshvardhan जी बहुत चिंता कर रहे हैं,
(2) मेरे को रात में बुखार बढ़ गया,
(3) मेरी एम्स में जांच-पड़ताल होने के बाद यदि मुझे सकारात्मक रिपोर्ट मिली तो मैं परसों लखनऊ की सीबीआई कोर्ट में पेश होना चाहती हूं।

— Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) September 28, 2020

१) मै आपकी जानकारी मै यह डाल रही हू की मैंने आज अपनी पहाड़ की यात्रा के समाप्ति के अन्तिम दिन प्रशासन को आग्रह करके कोरोना टेस्ट के टीम को बुलवाया क्यूँकि मुझे ३ दिन से हलका बुख़ार था ।

— Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) September 26, 2020

Harish Mohan Thapliyal, public relations officer of AIIMS Rishikesh said that Bharti was admitted to the hospital around 11 am on Monday.“She has been admitted to our hospital and has been kept under observation. As per protocol, we have sent her sample for an RT-PCR test. Till then, the doctors are taking care of her and she is being treated. The further course of action will be decided after we get her test results,” Thapliyal said. Bharti tested Covid-19 positive on Saturday night after which she had isolated herself at an ashram in Pauri Garhwal district. She tested positive after visiting the Kedarnath shrine on September 21, where she offered prayers following all safety norms. She had visited the Badrinath shrine in Chamoli district on September 24. The former union minister has been posting regular updates on her condition. She had shared earlier that she got herself tested because of a fever for three days after a stint in the mountains.