New Haiti prime minister hospitalized

Haiti's new prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince, Report informs via AFP.

"He had an asthma attack. He has doctors at his bedside," a government source told French news agency AFP.

The source added it was possible the prime minister would be evacuated abroad for treatment.

Another unidentified source close to Conille told news agency Associated Press that he was with the leader when he appeared to have trouble breathing. The source said Conille was asthmatic and sometimes used an inhaler.

The prime minister's office, in a statement, said that Conille was feeling slightly unwell after "a week of intense activities."

Local media reported that the 58-year-old leader was hospitalized with respiratory issues but appeared to be in stable condition.

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