New Delhi, March 21: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was admitted to the AIIMS COVID Centre here for observation on March 20 after testing positive for coronavirus, and he is presently stable, the hospital said on Sunday.

"He is stable and all his parameters are normal," the All India Institute of Medical Sciences said in a statement. Om Birla Tests Positive for COVID-19, Lok Sabha Speaker Admitted to AIIMS Delhi.

According to the hospital, Birla (58) tested positive for the coronavirus infection on March 19. He was admitted to the AIIMS COVID Centre for observation the next day.