The Minister of the Interior, Juan José Santiváñez, who arrived today at the Historic Sanctuary of Chacarmarca to participate in the celebration of the Bicentennial of the Battle of Junín, had to be transferred by emergency helicopter to the Jauja airport and from there to the Olavegoya hospital in a firefighters’ ambulance.
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It is known that it was in Junín that he began to experience health problems, which is why he was taken in an emergency in a military helicopter that landed at the Francisco Carlé airport, where an ambulance from the firefighters of the province of Jauja was already waiting. After stabilizing him, they took him to the hospital where they performed tests to rule out altitude sickness and acute pulmonary edema.
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After receiving treatment, the minister was discharged but left on oxygen support to be taken to the airport to the capital. It should be noted that the province of Junín is located more than 4,000 meters above sea level.
