Finance Minister Arun Jaitley walks to an isolation facility at AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi:
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may have to cancel a trip to the United States next month; he has been moved to an isolation ward of the government-run AIIMS hospital in Delhi to help him recover from an infection that followed a stomach operation to treat diabetes.
Mr Jaitley was meant to leave on October 8 for a World Bank meeting in Washington from October 10-12.
"It seems doubtful that he would be able to take stress for the long journey to the US and participate in the World Bank meeting," said a senior finance ministry official to Reuters, adding the final decision would be taken in consultation with his doctors. Mr Jaitley was also expected to visit the Pentagon during his trip to Washington.
The 61-year-old lawyer, who doubles up as Defence Minister, had to skip a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Australia this month.
Jaitley was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on September 1 for gastric bypass surgery to treat weight gain he has suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition. He was re-admitted to hospital last week and moved to the isolation ward at AIIMS.
"He has been lodged in the AIIMS hospital to ensure control over people visiting him - a reason for him getting the infection," said doctor Pradeep Chowbey.
Mr Jaitley was meant to leave on October 8 for a World Bank meeting in Washington from October 10-12.
"It seems doubtful that he would be able to take stress for the long journey to the US and participate in the World Bank meeting," said a senior finance ministry official to Reuters, adding the final decision would be taken in consultation with his doctors. Mr Jaitley was also expected to visit the Pentagon during his trip to Washington.
The 61-year-old lawyer, who doubles up as Defence Minister, had to skip a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Australia this month.
Jaitley was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on September 1 for gastric bypass surgery to treat weight gain he has suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition. He was re-admitted to hospital last week and moved to the isolation ward at AIIMS.
"He has been lodged in the AIIMS hospital to ensure control over people visiting him - a reason for him getting the infection," said doctor Pradeep Chowbey.
© Thomson Reuters 2014
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