Farooq discharged, Omar vaccinated

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah was today discharged after remaining admitted for five days in SKIMS Soura.
“5 days after being admitted to SKIMS, Srinagar with COVID my father was discharged this evening. He will continue the rest of his recovery & recuperation at home,” Omar said in a tweet.
“My father & the entire family are indebted & deeply grateful to the doctors, nursing staff & others at the institute,” he said.
He added that Dr Abdullah has been instructed by doctors to focus on his recovery and “for the time being will not be allowed visitors.”
“He looks forward to completing his recovery so he can resume a full schedule of work,” Omar added.
In the meantime, Omar today received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “Got my 1st dose of the #COVIDvaccine this morning. It was a smooth & painless affair. I’m grateful to everyone at SKIMS, Srinagar for vaccinating me today,” Omar tweeted.