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Bolsonaro needs no surgery – doctors

SAO Paulo: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is progressing satisfactorily after being hospitalized Monday with a partial intestinal obstruction, so he will not have to undergo surgery, according to Tuesday's (Wednesday in Manila) medical report from the Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo. 'The intestinal sub-occlusion was resolved... with no surgical indication. The clinical and laboratory evaluation of the patient continues to be satisfactory, and a liquid diet will be started today (Tuesday),' the report said.

Brasília: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro makes a statement to the press after meeting with the heads of the three government branches and their ministers to discuss possible solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic crisis that is plaguing the country, at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on March 24, 2021, Brazil's daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time on the eve, as the hard-hit country struggled to contain a surge of cases that has pushed many hospitals to breaking point. AFP PHOTO