The 86 years old Nobel laureate president Shimon Peres fainted today during a conference and was hospitalized according to Jerusalem Post. The president of Israel fainted on stage as he was speaking at a Young Presidents Organization event in Ramat Aviv.
"He fainted for at most a dozen seconds before regaining consciousness and at first had refused to go to the hospital," his spokeswoman Ayelet Frisch told reporters.
"A doctor said he had experienced a drop in blood pressure. The first cardiology exams did not indicate any heart attack or stroke," she said, adding that Peres was likely to leave the hospital on Sunday.
In the beginning, according to reports, Shimon Peres refused to go to hospital. However, he was taken to Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv.
Peres, who is not known to suffer from any health condition despite his advanced age, will stay at the hospital overnight. Doctor Ari Shamis told local Channel 10 (according to JPost) tha Shimon Peres was not in danger and that he had "spontaneously regained consciousness."
Written by Armen Hareyan
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