Overview
- Samid says he was airlifted from Punta del Este to Buenos Aires after an urgent hospitalization for a urinary infection complicated by a viral illness.
- Following his release, he posted videos alleging Uruguay lacks medicines, modern equipment and experienced doctors, saying he would have died if he had stayed.
- He credited clinicians at Sanatorio La Trinidad Mitre for procedures including catheterization and fluid removal that he says relieved his condition.
- Health minister Nicolás Kreplak confirmed he intervened in paperwork with Samid’s coverage, which paid for the air ambulance, prompting complaints of preferential treatment.
- His narrative shifted from earlier praise for Uruguayan caregivers to later denunciations, and no independently confirmed viral diagnosis has been disclosed.