German finance minister to be hospitalized for 4 weeks; can work from there

German finance minister to be hospitalized

BERLIN — A spokeswoman for Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says he must be hospitalized for about four weeks due to persistent problems with a wound stemming from complications linked to his paralysis.

The spokeswoman said Tuesday experience shows the minister will be able to continue working from the hospital. She declined to be named in line with government policy.

It was unclear when he would go to hospital. On Tuesday morning the 68-year-old minister attended a government press conference in Berlin.

Schaeuble has been wheelchair bound since a shooting attack in 1990 left him paralyzed. He had to spend several weeks in the hospital earlier this year following routine surgery connected to his paralysis.

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