(CNN) Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, returned to his labor camp last Wednesday after spending nearly three weeks in a medical facility at a different camp, his brother said Monday. During his time at the facility, Paul Whelan was not able to contact his family, David Whelan said in an email to reporters. According to David, Paul Whelan was not given medical attention until two weeks into his stay there, and after a chest and elbow x-ray, "he was given no additional medical treatment." "Paul has returned to his labor camp in much the same condition he left it," David said. Paul Whelan told CNN in a phone call in early June that he had a lingering cough and bursitis in his elbow from factory work in the camp, adding that "getting medical care here is very difficult."

Source: CNN July 05, 2021 17:05 UTC