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Japan's PM Abe still in hospital
18/09/2007 12:05 - (SA)
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was preparing on Tuesday for a sixth night in hospital amid reports he is unlikely to be discharged before next week.
Abe checked into hospital last Thursday with gastrointestinal problems caused by extreme fatigue and stress, a day after he abruptly announced his resignation.
Abe's doctor had initially said he needed to stay in hospital for three or four days, so he had been expected to return to work after a long holiday weekend. But the premier remained hospitalised on Tuesday.
"Of course we hope he will be discharged as soon as possible. But doctors make the final judgement and we are just following that," Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano, the government spokesperson, told reporters.
Officials at the prime minister's office said it was unclear when the prime minister would be discharged.
Newspapers reported Abe would remained hospitalised for the whole week.
Abe's health has deteriorated since his party's major defeat in upper house elections on July 29. He has lost weight and has been receiving intravenous fluids.
- AFP
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