Chavez breathing difficulty persists

Chavez health: Supporters flock to hospital where cancer-stricken Venezuelan leader is being treated

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s breathing trouble has persisted and “the tendency hasn’t been favorable,” Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said this week according to a report.

Chavez, who is being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer at a Caracas military hospital, isn’t suffering significant adverse effects from the treatment of his “base illness,” Bloomberg quoted Villegas as saying during a speech broadcast on state television.

He added that the former paratrooper was in contact with his family and political team.

“Chavez is maintaining his faith in Christ,” Villegas said according to the news wire. “He has the maximum will to live and discipline in his health treatment.”

Chavez returned to Caracas on 18 February after more than…

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