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Mahathir hospitalized over persistent coughing

Published : 19 Jul 2024, 01:45

  DF News Desk
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 7, 2020. File Photo Vincent Thian/Pool via Xinhua.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalized, according to his office on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

The 99-year-old was admitted over persistent coughing to the National Heart Institute on Monday, according to a spokesman for his office.

He has been hospitalized several times over recent years, having faced heart problems as well as COVID-19.