Tel Aviv (Israel), Sep. 13 (ANI): Israeli President Shimon Peres is recovering in a hospital here after fainting on stage during a conference.
Peres, who was elected president in 2007, is under observation in the cardiology department of the Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv. Sky News reports.
The 86-year-old has had tests but "feels fine" following the incident at the Yitzhak Rabin Centre.
His spokeswoman Ayelet Frisch said: "The president apparently suffered a drop in blood pressure.
"He is now fully functional and his personal doctor ran a series of tests which were normal. We can relax now. I've spoken to him and he's fully conscious."
The president's personal doctor, who is also his son-in-law, added: "It was very hot and he was standing for a long time and began to feel weak. He fainted for a few seconds. Now he feels fine, is smiling and speaking on the phone to everyone."
Peres has cancelled some of his official engagements because of the incident, Frisch said. (ANI)
Peres, who was elected president in 2007, is under observation in the cardiology department of the Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv. Sky News reports.
The 86-year-old has had tests but "feels fine" following the incident at the Yitzhak Rabin Centre.
His spokeswoman Ayelet Frisch said: "The president apparently suffered a drop in blood pressure.
"He is now fully functional and his personal doctor ran a series of tests which were normal. We can relax now. I've spoken to him and he's fully conscious."
The president's personal doctor, who is also his son-in-law, added: "It was very hot and he was standing for a long time and began to feel weak. He fainted for a few seconds. Now he feels fine, is smiling and speaking on the phone to everyone."
Peres has cancelled some of his official engagements because of the incident, Frisch said. (ANI)
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