Arun Jaitley making progress, may be out of AIIMS by weekend

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted to AIIMS earlier this week for respiratory infection, is making satisfactory progress.

Jaitley, 61, is expected to be discharged from the hospital by weekend, hospital sources said.

AIIMS spokesperson Amit Gupta said that Jaitley has been showing steady improvement in his health since he was admitted on September 28 with chest infection.

"His vital organs are normal, he has exercised and eaten well today. He has also done some immediately urgent official work from his isolation room.

"He has been allowed only restricted access so that any re-infection can be prevented. He is in fine health," Gupta said.

Jaitley was shifted to the AIIMS from from the Max Super Specialty Hospital in South Delhi on Sunday, and was advised a few days' rest to completely recover.

He had undergone a surgery to control diabetes earlier this month and was re-admitted on Monday evening to Max hospital in Saket.

In September, the 61-year-old BJP leader had undergone an elective laproscopic procedure for diabetes management. He was discharged on September 10.