Chef Raoni, during a trip to France on August 26, 2019. -
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Hospital stays follow one another for the Brazilian cacique Raoni Metuktire.
A month ago, this chief from the indigenous Kayapo people, estimated to be 90 years old, spent ten days in the hospital treating gastric and intestinal ulcers.
Tested positive for the coronavirus, he is hospitalized again but his state of health is "good", the institute which bears his name said on Monday.
In hospital since Friday
A source from Dois Pinheiros Hospital in Sinop, Mato Grosso State (Center-West), said Raoni was admitted again to the same facility on Friday.
But the Raoni Institute explained on Monday that his relatives had decided not to make this information public "until he was assured that he was out of danger".
"He has no fever, he breathes normally, without supply of oxygen," said the Institute.
Raoni will be released from the hospital "soon, if his condition remains stable".
The diagnosis of Covid-19 was confirmed on Monday in the hospital's medical bulletin, which also reports "heart inflammation" for which further examinations must be carried out.
“Raoni was treated with anticoagulants, corticosteroids and antibiotics,” said the medical establishment.
According to data collected by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, dating from Monday, 28,815 indigenous people have been infected with Covid-19 and 757 have died, including several large-scale caciques.
The Raoni Institute also warns of the fact that "the Covid-19 is spreading" on the territory of the cacique in Mato Grosso and launches an appeal for help, at the national and international level: "protect you, protect us ”.
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