Doctors suggest that Salvador Illa has an "inflammatory disease" resulting from an infection

BarcelonaSalvador Illa may be suffering from an inflammatory condition stemming from an infection. This is the current diagnosis favored by the medical team treating the President of the Generalitat at Vall d'Hebron Hospital since this past weekend. "One possibility is that the inflammation is caused by an infection in the lumbar region," explained the hospital's managing director, Albert Salazar, on Catalunya Ràdio. Illa will remain in the intensive care unit (ICU) on Monday, and doctors will conduct further tests to confirm the diagnosis. The medical team aims to pinpoint the source of the inflammation and identify the type of infection, two things they hope to confirm this morning. Salazar explained that the doctors detected the condition "very early on" and that antibiotics are sufficient to treat it. In fact, the managing director explained that Illa developed a fever on Sunday night and began taking broad-spectrum antibiotics. Salazar explained that the diagnostic process involves analyzing various samples, such as blood and urine. Isla has had a good night, the managing director said, with "controlled" pain. He added that the president's progress is normal and within expected parameters. "He is a healthy person, without comorbidities, and that makes us optimistic that the response will be positive," Salazar stated. "The president is doing well, in good spirits, and very attentive to various issues," explained the Minister of Territory and spokesperson for the Catalan Government, Silvia Paneque. Speaking to Catalunya Ràdio, Paneque confirmed that Isla is responding to messages and keeping up with current events. The Minister of the Presidency, Albert Dalmau, will assume the president's duties by delegation while Isla is hospitalized. The various ministers will also divide the tasks according to their respective areas of expertise, Paneque noted.

Over the weekend, the medical team treating the president ruled out serious illnesses. Vall d'Hebron Hospital is expected to release a statement this afternoon confirming the diagnosis and providing further details. Salvador Illa was admitted to Vall d'Hebron Hospital on Saturday due to muscle weakness in his legs. The president began experiencing pain in the early hours of Saturday morning, which intensified while he was out for a run later that day. After participating in an official event in Ascó, Illa suspended his schedule and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The medical team's initial estimate on Sunday was a fifteen-day hospital stay.

Isla will be hospitalized for at least fifteen days due to an undiagnosed loss of muscle strength in his legs.