The process of bringing Alex Zanardi out of his induced coma has started, doctors at the Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital announced on Thursday. An ex-Formula 1 driver, two-time CART champion and four-time Paralympic gold medalist, Zanardi has been under sedation since June 19 as part of treatment for serious head and facial injuries sustained in a hand-cycling accident in the Obiettivo tricolore road race. After several surgeries to improve his condition, the hospital has indicated he is set to undergo the next phase in the treatment process. “The health management, in agreement with the family, reports that the progressive reduction of sedo-analgesia has been started,” it was...
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