Nepal, Dec. 4 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been recuperating following an appendectomy at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre, is likely to be discharged on Friday, a hospital source told the Post on Wednesday.

"The health of the prime minister is improving and he is most likely to be discharged on Friday," the source, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, told the Post. "Surgeon Dr Ramesh Singh Bhandari and prime minister's personal physician, Dr Dibya Sing Shah, will decide when he will be discharged."

The prime minister was admitted to the centre on November 26 after he complained of severe stomach pain. A team led by Bhandari, which included Shah, successfully removed Oli's appendix after a...