The Directorate of Meteorology announces a winter week across Paraguay, with temperatures gradually declining from this Monday. The forecast high for today is 17°C, with cloudy skies and southerly winds. On Tuesday, thermometers are expected to range between 9°C and 19°C. The lowest minimum of the week is forecast for Wednesday, at 8°C. Cold to cool weather persists until Friday, with highs between 18°C and 19°C. No rain is forecast.
In Luque, agents of the Lince Group detained on Sunday night two youths who were acting suspiciously on a motorcycle. During the search, a replica firearm was found with Víctor Ariel Samaniego Coronel, 21. The other detainee, Blas Alcides Martínez Britos, 23, was also apprehended. The motorcycle, a red 2024 Motostar SK125, was seized. Prosecutor Liz Medina, of Criminal Unit No. 1, ordered the arrest of both.
A case of alleged medical negligence at the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute (IPS) was reported by the family of Mario Arnaldo Alonso Maciel, 72, who died after having surgery postponed. According to the complaint, doctors refused to perform the procedure because the necessary catheter was delivered five minutes after the shift closing time, at 5 p.m. The surgery was rescheduled for Monday, but the patient's condition worsened and he underwent emergency surgery on Sunday, not surviving. The daughter, Julia Alonso, stated that the family spent more than G. 2 million on purchasing the catheter, which was not used, as well as other basic supplies. The complaint was aired by channel C9N.