Chavez’s breathing problem ‘persists’: minister
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | February 23, 2013 10:15
Venezuela’s cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez is still suffering from respiratory problems, and the evolution of that condition “has not been favorable,” the information minister said.
Chavez, who returned home early Monday after a fourth cancer surgery and more than two months of convalescence in Cuba, will receive more treatment for the breathing issue, Ernesto Villegas said.
“Medical treatment for the underlying condition (cancer) continues without present significant adverse effects so far,” he said in a statement read and broadcast on television and radio stations in the country.
Chavez “remains in communication with other family members and the government’s political team, and is working in close collaboration with the medical team,” Villegas added.
In stark contrast with Chavez’s usually bombastic style and omnipresence in Venezuelan life, he announced his return on his Twitter account.
Since his surgery December 11, the only photos released of him came out almost a week ago. Chavez was seen bed-ridden but smiling, looking through a newspaper with two of his daughters at his side.
At the Caracas military hospital where Chavez is said to be continuing his convalescence, soldiers are on guard outside to keep out journalists and curious onlookers.
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