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King Hassan admitted to hospital

King Hassan admitted to hospital

Rabat - Morocco's 68-year-old King Hassan (right) has been ordered to receive treatment in a New York hospital after suffering from influenza which turned into a respiratory infection. An official statement, issued from New York where the king is attending the UN's 50th anniversary celebrations, said: "His Majesty was ordered by his private doctors to receive treatment in a New York hospital after he suffered from influenza which turned into a sharp respiratory infection." Reuter

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