Erap brought back to ICU due to lung infection, says Jinggoy
Former President Joseph Estrada has been brought back to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to a lung infection, his son former senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday.
“We wish to announce that my father had a slight setback last night as his doctors found a superimposed bacterial lung infection,” the former senator said in a Facebook post.
Jinggoy said his father’s condition remains stable, but he had to be transferred back to a regular ICU “for monitoring and support of his blood pressure which fluctuated due to the said infection.”
“But overall, he is stable with high flow oxygen support,” he said.
#9 MEDICAL BULLETIN OF FMR. PRES. JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA: We wish to announce that my father had a slight set back...
Posted by JE Estrada on Thursday, April 15, 2021
Earlier this week, Jinggoy announced that the 83-year-old former president had already tested negative for COVID-19 and appeared to be in good spirits.
The former Philippine leader and Manila mayor will turn 84 on April 19. — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News