The former President of the Republic, Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, was hospitalized at the Mater Dei Sanatorium in Buenos Aires, after suffering a swollen foot during the inauguration of the bust in homage to the Uruguayan politician, writer and thinker Luis Alberto de Herrera at the Argentine capital.
The Uruguayan ambassador in Argentina, Carlos Enciso, confirmed that Lacalle Herrera was admitted to the medical center for a disease in the leg, specifically in the ankle area, and that he will remain under observation for 48 hours. His wife, the former first lady julia pouaccompanies him in the hospital.
The 81-year-old leader of the National Party and former right-wing president is in good condition and is being monitored by doctors while you wait for the medication you have been given to take effect.
Last weekend, Lacalle Herrera was bitten by a spider while on his rural property in Cerro Colorado, Florida department. Although the incident did not appear to be serious at the time, it may have been the source of his current ailment.
