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Delcy Rodríguez Says She Has a Health Problem, Offers No Further Details
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Delcy Rodríguez Says She Has a Health Problem, Offers No Further Details

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, revealed she is suffering from a health issue, without providing specific details.
  • She stated that her health condition, which visibly affects her voice, will not prevent her from addressing the aftermath of a recent double earthquake.
  • The earthquake has caused 2,595 deaths and 12,400 injuries, making it the deadliest in Venezuela in a century.

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced on Thursday that she is experiencing a health ailment, though she refrained from disclosing specific details about her condition.

During a press conference in Caracas, Rodríguez stated, "Right now I have a very deep internal pain and my voice is broken because I have a health condition." Despite this, she asserted that her personal health struggles would not impede her work. "The truth is that I prefer to turn my internal pain or my health condition into action to help and work tirelessly morning, afternoon, night, dawn, for Venezuela, for our country and for our people," she added.

Rodríguez did not elaborate on the extent of her illness, which was apparent in her voice, but she displayed no other visible signs of distress. The recent double earthquake has been the most devastating in Venezuela in the last century. Rodríguez reported that the death toll had risen to 2,595, with an additional 12,400 people injured.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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