Washington (AFP) – Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving justice on the US Supreme Court, was released from hospital on Friday after a week-long stay, the court said. Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on March 18 with flu-like symptoms, according to the court. The 73-year-old justice was diagnosed with an infection and treated with intravenous antibiotics, the court said. The court did not specify what type of infection Thomas had but said he did not have Covid-19. Announcing his hospitalization, the court said Thomas was expected to be released “in a day or two.” It…