Buenos Aires, December 21 (NA) — The emergency hospitalization of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the Otamendi Clinic for appendicitis caused a spike in activity on the social network X (formerly Twitter) during the night of Saturday, December 20. According to the Argentine News Agency, after an exclusive analysis, it was found that the highest volume of posts was concentrated between 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM on Saturday, when the first reports began to circulate about the transfer of the former head of state from her Recoleta apartment to the capital's medical center, authorized by the judiciary. During those two hours, the highest levels of mentions were recorded with the keywords 'Cristina', 'CFK', 'Otamendi', 'appendicitis', and 'hospitalized', far exceeding the former president's daily average on the platform. The trend remained high until after 2:00 AM on Sunday, when the Otamendi Clinic issued the first official medical report confirming the successful laparoscopic surgery and the favorable progress of the patient. From 3:00 AM, activity began to decrease progressively, but it remained above normal values throughout Sunday morning, driven by the presence of Kirchnerist militants in front of the clinic and updates from major media and political accounts. Sources from the former president's entourage indicated that the 72-year-old Fernández de Kirchner remains under observation in a common room on the sixth floor of the Otamendi. The next medical bulletin is expected for 12:00 PM this Sunday. This episode adds to other health precedents of the former president at the same medical center, such as the total hysterectomy in November 2021 and subsequent follow-ups for thyroid cancer diagnosed in 2012.
