Madonna discharged from hospital and “in the clear” after serious bacterial infection
nme.comMadonna has been discharged from hospital following a serious bacterial infection.The news arrives following reports that the pop icon was admitted to hospital and spent time in an intensive care unit last week.Now, she has been released from the hospital, and transported by a private ambulance to her home in New York.
An insider close to the situation also told news outlet CNN that the 64-year-old is “in the clear”.Expected to make a full recovery from the health scare, it was reported yesterday (June 29) that the singer’s relatives were initially “preparing for the worst” when they discovered how unwell she was.“For the past couple of days, no one really knew which direction this was going to turn, and her family was preparing for the worst,” a member of her family told the DailyMail. “That is why it was kept a secret since Saturday… Everyone believed that we may lose her and that has been the reality of the situation.”The ‘Like A Virgin’ singer was also forced to postpone her extensive world tour because of the infection.
Set to kick off in Vancouver on July 15, the ‘Celebration’ tour would have made numerous stops around North America — including New York, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles and Las Vegas — and would have run up until early October.From there, she would have begun the European leg of the tour, featuring dates in numerous cities across Europe, as a stop at London’s O2 Arena.“At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour,” wrote her longtime manager Guy Oseary, announcing the news of her health.
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