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Hugo Chavez kept alive by life support?
Wednesday January 02, 2013 06:43:04 PM,
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London: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma and being
kept alive by life support following complications during cancer
surgery, a British daily said Wednesday.
Sources at the hospital in Cuba where Chavez is being treated told
a Spanish newspaper that the president was showing "very weak"
vital signs, and that doctors could decide to switch off the
machines "at any moment", the Daily Mail reported.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro said the ailing president's
condition remains "delicate" three weeks after his cancer surgery.
He did not provide details and told Venezuelans to ignore
speculation about Chavez's health.
"He's totally conscious of the complexity of his post-operative
state and he expressly asked us... to keep the nation informed
always, always with the truth, as hard as it may be in certain
circumstances," Maduro was quoted as saying.
Chavez has not been seen or heard from since the Dec 11 operation,
and officials have reported a series of ups and downs in his
recovery.
Maduro did not refer to any rumours in particular, though one of
them has described Chavez as being in a coma.
He said Chavez faces "a complex and delicate situation". But also
said that when he talked with the president and looked at his
face, Chavez seemed to have "the same strength as always".
Chavez has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer
since June 2011. He has declined to reveal the precise location of
the tumours that have been surgically removed.
The president
announced Dec 8, two months after winning the re-election, that
his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy
and radiation treatment.
Chavez is scheduled to be sworn in Jan 10 for his new term. If he
dies or is unable to continue in office, the Venezuelan
Constitution says a new election should be held within 30 days.
Before his operation, Chavez designated Maduro as his successor,
telling supporters they should vote for the vice president if a
new presidential election was necessary.
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