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| Madonna discharged from hospital after serious bacterial infection | Madonna discharged from hospital after serious bacterial infection |
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| Madonna was due to tour the world over a seven-month period | Madonna was due to tour the world over a seven-month period |
| Madonna has been discharged from hospital and is home and feeling better after an intensive care stay, the BBC understands. | Madonna has been discharged from hospital and is home and feeling better after an intensive care stay, the BBC understands. |
| News of her ill health was shared by her manager, who said she had suffered a "serious bacterial infection". | News of her ill health was shared by her manager, who said she had suffered a "serious bacterial infection". |
| The 64-year-old was due to begin a seven-month world tour in the coming weeks, but has had to postpone it. | The 64-year-old was due to begin a seven-month world tour in the coming weeks, but has had to postpone it. |
| She was taken to her New York home in a private ambulance, a source told CNN, adding: "She's in the clear." | She was taken to her New York home in a private ambulance, a source told CNN, adding: "She's in the clear." |
| It is not known what initially caused Madonna's infection, but doctors said it became extremely serious and required treatment in intensive care. | |
| Infections can develop into a life-threatening condition called sepsis or blood poisoning. | |
| Madonna, who is very private about health matters, was in the final stages of rehearsals ahead of her extensive world tour. | |
| Madonna was due to mark 40 years in the music industry with her tour | |
| The Celebration tour was due to begin in Canada in two weeks' time, before visiting 45 cities across the world. | |
| It was due to be her 12th tour, marking 40 years of involvement in the music industry. | |
| Details of whether the tour will still go ahead are yet to be announced. | |
| The singer has received thousands of messages of support online since a statement on her health was made by manager Guy Oseary. | |
| Well wishes have come from The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, who said he was "sending prayers" and from Desperately Seeking Susan co-star Rosanna Arquette, who wrote that she was sending "love and good light vibrations" for recovery. | |
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