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| Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suffers new severe infection | Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suffers new severe infection |
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| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the government has said. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the government has said. |
| Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Mr Chavez's condition continued to be very delicate. | Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Mr Chavez's condition continued to be very delicate. |
| Mr Chavez, 58, returned to Venezuela last month after being treated for cancer in Cuba, but has not appeared in public since. | Mr Chavez, 58, returned to Venezuela last month after being treated for cancer in Cuba, but has not appeared in public since. |
| Many Venezuelans have been demanding full details about his health. | Many Venezuelans have been demanding full details about his health. |
| 'Complementary treatments' | |
| Mr Villegas read out the latest brief update on national television. | |
| Speaking from the Caracas military hospital where Mr Chavez is being treated, Mr Villegas said: "Today there is a worsening of respiratory function." | |
| He said Mr Chavez was undergoing "intensive chemotherapy, as well as complementary treatments". | |
| Mr Chavez, who has been in office for 14 years, is believed to have cancer in his pelvic area, but his exact illness has never been disclosed. | Mr Chavez, who has been in office for 14 years, is believed to have cancer in his pelvic area, but his exact illness has never been disclosed. |
| He announced in June 2011 that he had cancer and has undergone four operations since then, as well as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. | He announced in June 2011 that he had cancer and has undergone four operations since then, as well as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. |
| The president was re-elected for another six-year term in October 2012, but the Supreme Court ruled that his swearing-in on 10 January could be delayed because of his illness. | The president was re-elected for another six-year term in October 2012, but the Supreme Court ruled that his swearing-in on 10 January could be delayed because of his illness. |
| At the weekend, hundreds of Venezuelan students and opposition members marched in Caracas demanding full details about President Chavez's health. | |
| He is said to be taking decisions about the country from the hospital bed but there have been mixed messages from officials on his condition. | |
| Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that Mr Chavez was still having chemotherapy. | |
| On Thursday, Mr Maduro had gone on TV to say Mr Chavez was battling for his life. |