South
Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, has been put on a new course
of antibiotic treatment that is expected to prolong his stay in
hospital, his foundation said on Thursday.
“Tutu is
in good spirits and not in any pain and he will stay in hospital for
another two weeks,” the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said
in a statement.
The
83-year-old Archbishop was re-admitted to a Cape Town hospital on
Tuesday due to inflammation, unlike last time’s treatment of a
“persistent infection,” Tutu’s daughter, the Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu, said
earlier.
“Tutu had humbly requested journalists not to anticipate daily updates on his condition.
“Tutu is
grateful to the media for its concern over his health and expressed
appreciation for the prayers and good wishes from so many people,” she
said.
Tutu has been in and out of hospital in the past month. He was first hospitalised in mid-July and stayed for one week.
According to Mpho, the admissions are not related to his treatment of prostate cancer as the cancer is under control.
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