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King Harald V: Sick on vacation
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Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to a hospital in Malaysia due to an infection.
The Norwegian royal family said he fell ill while on holiday in the Asian country.
The 87-year-old monarch is “being well cared for by both Malaysian and Norwegian medical staff.”
King Harald V had repeatedly struggled with health problems in the past.
In 2020 he had a new heart valve inserted - for the second time.
He had already undergone heart valve surgery in 2005.
At that time it was replaced by an artificial heart valve made of biological material.
These have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years.
It is therefore not unusual for such a flap to be replaced after a certain period of time, the palace said at the time.
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