Today there is a worsening of his respiratory function. Related to his depressed immune system, there is now a new, severe infection. "
Chavez made an unexpected early morning reurn to Venezuela from Cuba two weeks ago.
He has not been seen in public nor heard from since having an operation in Havana in December, his fourth cancer surgery since the disease was detected in his pelvic region in mid-2011.
He is being treated in a military hospital in Caracas.
Source: Euronews