Paraguayan President hospitalized throughout Rio G20 with chest pains

Paraguayan President hospitalized throughout Rio G20 with chest pains

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was admitted into Rio de Janeiro’s Hospital Samaritano Monday whereas attending the G20 Summit as a visitor. The 46-year-old South American chief will stay on the healthcare facility pending the result of a collection of medical assessments after feeling chest pains, Vice President Pedro Alliana stated on social media.

“I spoke with President Santiago Peña, who’s on the Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a slight indisposition. He’s nicely whereas awaiting the outcomes of his medical assessments,” Alliana wrote.

In keeping with the primary bulletin from the Samaritano Hospital, Peña “is nicely and his present state of well being is steady” after collaborating within the Summit’s opening ceremony. Nevertheless, he’ll stay hospitalized as a precaution, it was defined. Paraguayan media additionally talked about that an ECG check confirmed a change in Peña’s state of well being.

When he felt unwell in the course of the assembly of leaders of the world’s principal economies, Peña was handled on the G20’s Summit first assist put up at Rio’s Fashionable Artwork Museum, the place it was determined to ferry him by ambulance to the medical heart.

“Thanks all for the messages of help for Santi. He’s nicely, nonetheless underneath remark and ready for some outcomes on the Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro,” wrote Paraguay’s First Woman Leticia Ocampos on social media.

In the meantime, Brazilian authorities issued an announcement that ”Peña was handled at present on the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro because of an indisposition,” with no additional particulars relating to his prognosis.

Earlier than falling ailing, Peña highlighted his nation’s progress in lowering poverty and excessive poverty within the final 20 years.