The director of the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP), doctor Ismael Francisco Herrera Benavente is convalescing from having been infected by the SARS-Cov-2 virus.
The teacher presented with a picture of pneumonia, as according to the medical report he presented with inflammation of the lungs, high fever, chills, intense pain in the affected side of the chest, cough and sputum.
The pediatrician served as head of the Microbiology department until he was promoted to the director of the Faculty of Medicine for the period 2020-2024.
Through its social networks the Faculty of Medicine of the UASLP confirmed the news via Twitter. “We thank you for your interest in the health of Dr. Ismael Francisco Herrera Benavente, director of this institution. We inform you is hospitalized for pneumonia by Sars-Cov-2, fortunately their conditions are stable. We will be reporting on its evolution” .
Since last August 20, Dr. Ismael Herrera Benavente has been convalescing and it was not necessary to intubate, he was only channeled with oxygen.