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KUALA LUMPUR: The King of Malaysia was treated for food poisoning and underwent surgery for sports injuries at the National Heart Institute (IJN), the palace said on Monday (September 28).
In a statement issued by the palace comptroller Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, he said that Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah received treatment for food poisoning after he was admitted to IJN last Monday.
“The interventional treatment was carried out after the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) on September 22, which shows the injuries that Al-Sultan Abdullah had suffered during sports,” said Ahmad Fadil, adding that the king is actively involved. in some sports, including equestrian polo, soccer, squash, hockey, and golf.
Following interventional treatment on the king’s knee and ankle joints on September 24, the king is now in a stable condition, the statement read.
The king has been recommended to undergo follow-up treatment under the close supervision of the IJN medical team.
“Al-Sultan Abdullah is scheduled to return to Istana Negara in the near future after completing this follow-up treatment,” said Ahmad Fadil.
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Last Wednesday, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim made a surprise announcement that he had already commanded a “strong, formidable and compelling majority” of members of Parliament (MPs) to form a new government.
He said he was supposed to meet the king on the matter last Tuesday, but that the appointment had to be postponed because the ruler was unwell.
The palace had issued a statement last Tuesday that the king had been hospitalized at IJN.
In a separate statement, the palace confirmed that the king’s scheduled hearing with Anwar and his wife, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, had to be postponed.
Last Friday it was reported that the king will not grant an audience to anyone for a week as he is under observation in a hospital.
Monday’s statement from the palace said the king was concerned about the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country, including the 36 patients who have returned to West Malaysia from Sabah.
