Brazilian football great Pelé is doing better after being hospitalized for treatment of a respiratory infection exacerbated by COVID-19, doctors at Albert Einstein Hospital said Monday.
Pele has been hospitalized since November 29 and doctors said they still don’t know when he will be released from the hospital.
He is “conscious and has stable vital signs,” the hospital said in a statement.
Pelé, a three-time World Cup winner, is also battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
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