KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised at the National Heart Institute (IJN) and is being treated for a cough.
His spokesman, Sufi Yusoff, confirmed via WhatsApp that the 99-year-old had been warded since Monday.
“He is being treated for cough but I am not able to go beyond that without an official medical statement at the moment,” he said briefly.
Sufi also said that the two-time former prime minister will be hospitalised for a few days under the care of his medical team.
He was previously admitted to IJN on January 26 for infection treatment and observation and was discharged on March 18. – July 18, 2024.