Slovak PM Remains In Intensive Care As Doctors Consider Move To Bratislava

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is stretchered into the Banksa Bystrica hospital after an assassination attempt on May 15.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in intensive care in serious condition and will stay in a hospital in the central city of Banksa Bystrica at least until May 20 before he may be moved to Bratislava, according to local media and government officials. Fico, who was shot four times on May 15, is able to speak a little, officials said, and his state of health has improved since the attack, when his injuries were considered life-threatening. Local media reported on May 17 that a medical council would assess Fico on May 20 to decide whether he could be medically evacuated to the capital.