St Clair: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar tonight remains warded at the St Clair Medical Centre as doctors continue to assess the reasons for her falling ill on Wednesday morning.
Doctors at the Centre have extended the resting period for the prime minister by a further 24 hours.
The prime minister was due to be discharged at midday Thursday but according to the Office of the Prime Minister doctors are still assessing her health.
Family members visited the prime minister at the centre, as well as other government officials. Just across the road at the Office of the Prime Minister, Cabinet met under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Winston Dookeran, following which Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan told the media that the tests have shown nothing abnormal and that the prime minister is expected to be discharged on Friday.
He says the swelling in the prime minister's feet, caused when two cans fell on her in a domestic accident, does not appear to be linked to her general condition.
In a later statement the Office of the Prime Minister said her attending physicians have advised that the prime minister undertook a comprehensive medical which necessitated her stay at the medical facility.
The statement says that her physicians further advise that the decision to extend her stay was only out of an abundance of caution following a mild allergic reaction to the dye administered during an evaluation.
It went on to say that during this period the prime minister has maintained the performance of her duties whilst being continuously updated by her Cabinet colleagues and has received several ministers and held discussions on Government business.
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