Ex-Pres. Joseph Estrada back in ICU due to ‘bacterial lung infection’ — Jinggoy
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada was brought back to a non-COVID intensive care unit (ICU) on Thursday night after suffering a “slight setback,” his son, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said.
“We wish to announce that my father had a slight setback last night as his doctors found a superimposed bacterial lung infection,” Jinggoy said in a Facebook post on Friday.
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The younger Estrada said his father was moved back to a regular ICU “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 added.
On Wednesday, Jinggoy said the former president has been transferred to a regular room after testing negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
“Once again, we ask for your prayers for his immediate recovery and also to all those infected with COVID-19,” the former senator said.
The former president contracted coronavirus disease in late March.