Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Fuad Noman is again intubated in the ICU

The mayor of Belo Horizonte, Fuad Noman (PSD), was intubated again after experiencing respiratory instability and remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Mater Dei Hospital, in the capital of Minas Gerais.

The politician must undergo a tracheostomy this Friday (10) to receive better respiratory care, according to the medical bulletin released this Thursday afternoon (9).

The mayor is hospitalized with respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.

On Tuesday (7), the hospital announced that the politician had improved his infectious condition and that the antibiotics had been adjusted according to laboratory tests.

The extubation procedure had been carried out on Monday (6).

During the 2024 election campaign, Fuad Noman disclosed that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The disease required chemotherapy sessions, which were completed in October.

However, Fuad still had low immunity and had to perform the inauguration ceremony via video call.