Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's health continues to improve, his special officer Sufi Yusoff said Tuesday.
Doctors at the National Heart Institute (IJN) have switched to oral antibiotic tablets in place of intravenous treatment, he said in an e-mail.
Sufi said the treatment was also focused on rehabilitation exercise involving walking around the ward, apart from chest physiotherapy.
"Doctors are happy that Dr Mahathir is eating well. He will continue to be treated at IJN to allow doctors to monitor his progress closely," he said.
Dr Mahathir was admitted to IJN on May 18 for treatment of a chest infection after having developed fever and cough.
Sufi also said that Dr Mahathir would not be attending the 17th Nikkei International Conference in Tokyo on Thursday as reported.
He said that although Dr Mahathir had agreed to attend, doctors had advised him against travelling for the moment.
