King of Norway has surgery in Malaysia after falling ill on holiday

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Norway’s King Harald had a brief pacemaker implanted on Saturday at a hospital in Malaysia after falling in poor health whereas on vacation there, the Norwegian royal family mentioned.

“The pacemaker was implanted on account of a low coronary heart fee. The choice was made earlier at this time, and the process was profitable,” the palace mentioned in an announcement, including that he’s doing nicely underneath the circumstances however nonetheless requires relaxation.

The process ought to make the journey house safer, possible in a few days, it mentioned.

The 87-year-old monarch was on a non-public vacation within the South-East Asian nation when he fell in poor health with an an infection earlier this week.

King Harald has been Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991 and is Europe’s oldest dwelling monarch. He has repeatedly been hospitalised with infections lately, and has additionally undergone coronary heart surgical procedure.