Hugo Ch\u00e1vez has developed a severe new respiratory infection that has left the president’s health in a very delicate condition, the Venezuelan government has announced.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Caracas at the weekend demanding the government “tell the truth” about the president’s condition. Protesters accused officials of keeping from the public a full account of Ch\u00e1vez’s failing health.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00e1vez’s breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, Venezuela’s government said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Reading the latest official assessment, the information minister, Ernesto Villegas, said: “Today there is a worsening of his respiratory function. Related to his depressed immune system there is now a new, severe infection.<\/p>\n
“The president has been receiving high-impact chemotherapy, along with other complementary treatments … his general condition continues to be very delicate.” <\/p>\n