Published 14:56 IST, September 23rd 2020
Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, doctors say 'complete recovery possible'
Alexei Navalny was discharged from Berlin hospital, where he was being treated for what Germany has said is a case of poisoning, on September 22.
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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was discharged from Berlin hospital, where he was being treated for what Germany has said is a case of poisoning, on September 22. According to a statement by Charité hospital, Navalny h ‘improved sufficiently’ and was fit to be discharged from acute inpatient care. 44-year-old became seriously ill aboard a Moscow-bound flight on August 20 and he spent almost 32 days in Berlin hospital, 24 of which were in intensive-care unit.
However, Charité Hospital said, “ patient’s condition h improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care”.
“Based on patient’s progress and current condition, treating physicians believe that complete recovery is possible. However, it remains too early to gauge potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning,” hospital ded.
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Alexei Navalny, a staunch critic of Russian President Vlimir Putin, fell sick under mysterious circumstances on a flight back to Moscow from Siberia on Aug 20. He was rushed to a hospital in Siberian city of Omsk after plane me an emergency landing. Navalny was put into an artificial coma and was moved to Germany after much debate over his transfer. Navalny h remained in an induced coma until September 7 when doctors treating him informed that his condition has improved.
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Navalny’s poisoning
German health authorities h confirmed poisoning of Navalny with a nerve nt from vichok group, citing toxicological test results. Later, specialist laboratories in France and Sweden also confirmed poisoning with Soviet-style nerve nt vichok. Germany informed on September 18 that Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is still investigating cause independently.
Navalny's team said that politician was poisoned at his hotel room in Siberian city of Tomsk and t at airport as suspected earlier. team informed that y collected everything y could from hotel room on day he fell sick and sent it to Germany for investigation. German laboratory found traces of vichok nt on bottles collected from Navalny's room.
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14:57 IST, September 23rd 2020