Germany's Kohl doing well after operations, his office says


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Jun 2015

File photo of former German chancellor Helmut Kohl attending an unveiling ceremony of bust of German artist Kaethe Kollwitz in Berlin June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/Files

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has been in hospital since early May recovering from hip replacement surgery and a further operation but is doing well and hopes to begin rehabilitation soon, his office said on Tuesday.

Kohl's office issued a statement on his health following reports that the 85-year-old father of German reunification was in intensive care at a clinic in Heidelberg.

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