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From the official site:

George Michael Health Update

Professors Gottfried Locker & Christoph Zielinski would like to make a statement regarding George Michael.

Further to our previous statement Mr. Michael is being treated here for pneumonia and nothing else.

The latest development in Mr. Michael’s case – which has evolved from a severe pneumococcal infection – necessitated intensive care due to its severity and extension. We are happy to announce that Mr. Michael is improving steadily with an impressive regression of pneumonic symptoms and follows a steady rate of improvement as hoped.

There are no other health issues with regards to the patient other than the underlying pneumonic disorder, and no further measures had to be taken.

Mr. Michael is receiving precisely the same treatment as any ordinary patient in Austria would receive at the hospital for this disease.

As we said previously, complete rest and peace and quiet are mandatory.

We wish to make it clear that we are putting this statement out and there will be no further comment.

Here are today’s articles:

• Family join hospital vigil at George Michael’s bedside as he battles pneumonia
• George Michael ‘facing Christmas in hospital, and he could lose his singing voice’

Here are the latest articles on George’s condition.
The Mirror (George Michael ‘hit with new lung condition’ on top of pneumonia) is reporting:

Media in Austria, where he is being treated for pneumonia, claimed he also has acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, which stops oxygen getting into the blood.

What I found strange was this paragraph because fewer statements are going to mean more rumors:

Vienna’s AKH hospital on Friday said the ­pneumonia had stabilised. It added yesterday: “As requested by the patient, there will be no further statements or updates.”

The Sun (George Michael and his £100000 miracle bed) is reporting:

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Last night sources said George had developed potentially-fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome — a lung condition often caused by pneumonia, which stops oxygen getting into the blood.

Survivors may have memory loss or other mental issues in recovery due to lack of oxygen to the brain. It is often accompanied by failure of other organs, such as the kidney or liver. A kidney specialist has reportedly been assigned to his medical team at the hospital.

George Michael’s childhood friend David Austin has a Twitter account where he is posting positive updates on George. (Thanks for the info to Lizzy.)  The latest for today is:

The update is that it is all moving in the right direction and Yog is as he has been improving day by day. The doctors are very happy.xx

Thank you to David and I hope he posts daily so the fans can stop worrying!

From the Mirror:

GEORGE Michael’s boyfriend told yesterday how he is ­keeping vigil at his bedside and revealed: “He’s getting better by the hour.”

Fadi Fawaz has been at the singer’s side ever since he was admitted to a ­hospital in Austria with severe pneumonia.

Celebrity hairdresser Fadi, 38, has ­reassured George’s millions of fans that he is improving and regaining his strength.

“George is doing well and is in good spirits,” he said. “I have been seeing him each day and he is getting stronger all the time. George is trying to stay upbeat. He is ­smiling through it all and everyone is just willing him to get better.”

Fadi says he felt compelled to break his silence about George’s illness amid ­increasingly worrying claims that the singer’s condition is worsening. Reports yesterday emerged saying doctors had placed George in an induced coma at ­Vienna’s AKH Hospital suffering with the a severe lung condition called acute ­respiratory distress syndrome. It came a day after reports claimed he was deteriorating with a heart problem which had left him in severe pain.

But Fadi, 38, insisted: “A lot of what has been reported isn’t true. I’ve been with him every day and his condition is getting better. His family and friends are very happy with his care. He is in the best place, getting the treatment he needs.”

Similar articles include:

• ‘He is improving every day’: George Michael’s lover Fadi Fawaz says singer is ‘doing fine’
• George Michael Beating Pneumonia Hell, Says Lover