King Harald V of Norway is on the verge of being discharged from the hospital and returning home.
The Royal House of Norway announced in a new press release that the 87-year-old royal — who was admitted to a Malaysian hospital earlier this week after falling ill during a private trip to the country — underwent surgery to have a temporary pacemaker implanted. his body.
The decision was made to implant the pacemaker on Sunday morning, local time, due to King’s “low heart rate,” the statement said. The king’s anesthetist Bjørn Bendz, who is with the monarch, said the pacemaker would make his return to Norway safer.
The palace added that the king is fine after the operation, but that he needs more rest. A medical transport to take him home should arrive in the next few days.
King Harald and Prince Haakon in Oslo, Norway, on January 23.
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King Harald of Norway hospitalized due to infection during vacation in Malaysia
In its first announcement of King Harald’s hospitalization, the palace said the king “fell ill while on holiday in Malaysia” and was taken to hospital with an “infection”. The statement said: “The King is receiving good care from both Malaysian and Norwegian medical staff.”
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Wednesday he was “sad” to hear the latest health news about the monarch and wished him a “speedy recovery,” according to Norwegian news agency NTB, according to ABC News.
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His son Crown Prince Haakon will carry out his duties at home after hospital care.
King Harald has faced a number of medical problems in recent years. He was previously hospitalized for infections in August 2022 and December 2022. Both times he managed to recover and return to his royal duties.
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He also previously underwent surgery for bladder cancer and had another operation for heart valve problems in 2005. He underwent leg surgery in January 2022 before testing positive for COVID-19 two months later.
The monarch said he has no plans to abdicate like his Danish counterpart, Queen Margrethe.
“I stand by what I’ve said all along,” the king said, referring to a promise he made to Norway’s parliament when he ascended the throne in 1991. “I took an oath to the Storting and it lasts for life.”
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