Nelson Mandela "comfortable", treated for pneumonia

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Visitors walk past a statue of Nelson Mandela outside the Victor Verster Prison near PaarlBy Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to respond to treatment in hospital for a recurrence of pneumonia, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Saturday. After the revered 94-year-old statesman and former South African president spent a third night in hospital, the presidency said doctors had drained excess fluid from his lungs to tackle the infection. "This has resulted in him now being able to breathe without difficulty. …

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