Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu Readmitted to Hospital
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Ashraf Hendricks/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu was readmitted to a hospital in South Africa Wednesday just over a week after being discharged.
According to a statement from The Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation, the 83-year-old was hospitalized again “after expressing renewed discomfort.” He had been discharged from the hospital on July 21.
Desmond Tutu’s daughter, the Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu, said this latest hospitalization had nothing to do with the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s cancer treatment.
“His doctors considered it prudent for him to return to hospital for observation,” she said in a statement. “He’ll have a few days of bed-rest while his medical dream team brings the situation under control and determines the next course of action, if any.”
The Rev. Tutu added that her father will stay in the hospital at least until the weekend.
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