Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to the media during a news conference in Tel Aviv in this December 1, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The condition of Israeli former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since a 2006 stroke, continues to decline, a hospital official said on Monday.
In his daily update to reporters since Sharon took a turn for the worse last week, Zeev Rotstein, director of the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, said the 85-year-old's cardiovascular system was stable but the function of his other organs was slowly deteriorating.
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