Chennai: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been admitted to Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after testing positive for Covid-19.

The Congress party issued a statement to confirm that Singh has been admitted to the hospital.

“Former PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh has been admitted to AIIMS. We wish him a full and speedy recovery,” the party’s official social media handle stated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “Wishing our former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji good health and a speedy recovery.”

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi wished Singh a ‘speedy recovery’. The country needs your guidance and advice in this difficult time, he further tweeted.

According to reports, Manmohan had received his two vaccine doses – the first on 4 March and the second on 3 April.