Brazilian football great Pelé is doing better after having been hospitalized to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19, doctors at the Albert Einstein hospital said Monday. (More Football News)
Pelé has been in hospital since Nov. 29 and doctors said they still don't know when he will be discharged from hospital.
He is "conscious and has stable vital signs," a statement from the hospital said.
Pelé, a three-time World Cup winner, is also fighting cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.