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| Mario Scaramella, the Italian academic who met the ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill, has been discharged from hospital. | Mario Scaramella, the Italian academic who met the ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill, has been discharged from hospital. |
| Mr Scaramella was under observation after testing positive for the highly toxic isotope polonium-210, which has been linked to Mr Litvinenko's death. | Mr Scaramella was under observation after testing positive for the highly toxic isotope polonium-210, which has been linked to Mr Litvinenko's death. |
| Earlier doctors had said Mr Scaramella had not shown any signs of illness. | Earlier doctors had said Mr Scaramella had not shown any signs of illness. |
| Meanwhile, a contact of the ex-spy is to meet with British detectives in Moscow, the BBC has learned. | Meanwhile, a contact of the ex-spy is to meet with British detectives in Moscow, the BBC has learned. |
| Mr Scaramella had met Mr Litvinenko on 1 November at a sushi bar in central London. | Mr Scaramella had met Mr Litvinenko on 1 November at a sushi bar in central London. |
| A spokesman for University College Hospital in London said Mr Scaramella was not showing any symptoms of radiation poisoning. | |
| The Health Protection Agency also confirmed that staff at the restaurant where the pair met had all tested negative for radiation. | The Health Protection Agency also confirmed that staff at the restaurant where the pair met had all tested negative for radiation. |