Clinton ‘on the mend’ after infection

BILL CLINTON, the former US president, is “on the mend” after being treated in a California hospital for a urinary tract infection.

Mr Clinton, 75, was admitted to UCI medical centre in Irvine on Tuesday after complaining of feeling tired.

Angel Ureña, Mr Clinton’s spokesman, said he was in good spirits. “He’s up and about, joking and charming the hospital staff,” Mr Ureña added.

Mr Clinton’s doctors, Alpesh Amin and Lisa Bardack, said he had been kept in hospital for continuous monitoring. “After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well,“they added.

Mr Clinton has a history of heart problems dating back more than a decade.

The California medical team, which is in contact with Mr Clinton’s physicians in New York, expect the former president to return home soon.

Hillary Clinton leaves the University of California Irvine Medical Centre after visiting her husband. The former president was said to be ‘charming the hospital staff’