
Anatoly Chubais. File photo MOSCOW, Aug. 1 Former head of the Rosnano corporation Anatoly Chubais, who was hospitalized in a European clinic, can speak, Reuters reports, citing sources. On Sunday, TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak said that Chubais hospitalized in one of the EU clinics in a state of moderate severity. In her message, Sobchak cited the words of the ex-head of Rosnano himself that he was hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome. reported the details of Chubais's hospitalization «Chubais cannot walk, but he can speak,» the agency quoted one of the sources as saying. At the same time, it is noted that Chubais «is still in intensive care.» The agency's source added that European intelligence is studying the situation with Chubais's hospitalization, but the result has not yet been disclosed. Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare disease of the immune system that leads to muscle weakness, pain or numbness, and in more severe cases, paralysis. The disease can occur for a variety of reasons, including bacterial or viral infections, and is more common in men and people over 50 years of age. The impetus for the development of the syndrome can also be vaccination or surgery. Rare cases of the syndrome have been reported following vaccination with adenovirus vector vaccines against COVID-19. The World Health Organization announced a year ago that it would study cases of the appearance of Guillain-Barré syndrome after vaccination with Janssen and AstraZeneca vaccines. recovery

