Former President George H.W. Bush in hospital

houston - The American former president George H.W. Bush was admitted to the hospital. According to a spokesperson for the family, Bush has contracted an infection that has spread to his blood.

The 93-year-old former president was taken to the Houston Methodist Hospital on Sunday, one day after the funeral of his wife Barbara. Barbara Bush died on April 18 at the age of 92. According to the spokesperson, the former president seems to be improving.

George H. W. Bush served as President of the USA from 1989 to 1993 and is the father of George W. Bush, who sat in the White House from 2001 to 2009.