Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst, is expected to be discharged soon from the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after experiencing fainting spells on Monday.

Doctors have diagnosed Hurst with a lung infection and possible pneumonia. Hurst is “99% recovered” and in good spirits, though he remains under observation.

He expressed gratitude to those who reached out or enquired about his condition.