Riyadh, Saudi king being handled for a lung an infection

(ANSA) – RIYADH, MAY 20 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has a lung an infection and is present process a remedy program with antibiotics. The Royal Court docket introduced this within the newest replace on the aged monarch’s well being. Earlier within the day, the court docket stated King Salman was affected by “excessive temperature” and joint ache and that he would endure medical checks at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. It’s the second time in lower than a month that the Saudi authorities has publicly commented on the 88-year-old king’s well being. At present’s checks “discovered a lung an infection” and the medical doctors selected “a remedy program primarily based on antibiotics till the irritation disappears”, in keeping with the most recent royal assertion revealed by the official Saudi Press Company (Spa) . King Salman has been on the throne since 2015, though his son Mohammed bin Salman, 38, was named crown prince in 2017 and is appearing as de facto ruler. (HANDLE).