The Portuguese president fainted during a visit to the university

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, 74, collapsed during a visit to the Faculty of Science and Technology of the New University of Lisbon. He lost consciousness, the people around him carried the president in their arms. After that, the head of state was taken to the Santa Cruz hospital in Karnakside.

Later, the head of the president's office, Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, said that the Portuguese leader was "in a good mood" and "recovered quickly". He explained that Rebelo de Souza may have fainted due to the heat and "tight schedule". Miguel Mendes, the director of the hospital where the president was admitted, also said that Rebelo de Souza's initial test results were normal and noted that the head of state may have had heat stroke.

Source: daryo.uz