Pele doing 'fine' after taken to special care unit
“Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (Pele) Remains In Hospital. To Receive The Best Care He Was Transferred In Order To Be Monitored In A Special Care Unit,' Read A Statement Released By The Albert Einstein Hospital In Sao Paulo.
Brazilian soccer great Pele, who is being treated for a urinary infection, is in good condition and is expected to leave the hospital in the next few days, his spokesman said today.
The hospital released a statement saying the 74-year-old Pele was transferred to a “special care” unit after his condition became unstable, but his spokesman and personal aide denied his health condition deteriorated.
“He is fine. The problem was that he was receiving too many visitors and that wasn’t helping, so they transferred him to a calmer area to continue receiving the proper treatment. He should be out of the hospital in a few days,” Jose Fornos Rodrigues, known as Pepito, told The Associated Press.
The hospital’s statement created a scare in Brazil, with local media widely reporting that Pele’s condition had worsened.
The hospital’s press office had already said the three-time World Cup champion was not in an intensive care unit and was just being monitored.
Pele was admitted to the hospital on Monday for a medical evaluation and was diagnosed with the urinary infection. He was being treated with antibiotics.
Pele was in the same hospital less than 15 days ago to undergo surgery to remove kidney stones.
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