Mexico City, Mexico.
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 67, announced this Sunday that he has been diagnosed COVID-19 and that he is under “medical treatment” even though he has mild symptoms.
“I am sorry to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19. The symptoms are mild but I am already under medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We will all move forward, ” he reported via social networks.
López Obrador explained that the secretary of Government, Olga Sánchez Cordero, will “represent” you in the morning press conferences that the president organizes every day.
Despite having tested positive, the president assured he will continue “pending public affairs National Palace “, where his residence is, and that he will answer the planned call with the Russian president on Monday, Vladimir Putin, to tackle the supply of the Russian vaccine.
“Tomorrow I will take a call with President Vladimir Putin because, regardless of friendly relations, there is a possibility that they will send us the vaccine. Sputnik V, ”he said.
This same Sunday, Lopez Obrador took part in the inauguration of some of the facilities of the National Guard in the state of San Luis Potosi along with the governor of the state, Juan Manuel Carreras, and the secretaries of security, Rosa Icela RodrThe fact is, you don’t have to worry.speed; of the Navy, Rafael Ojeda; and from the National Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval.
On Saturday he was on tour in the state New lion wherever he coincided with the governor, Jaime Rodríguez.
In none of his actions since then did the president wear a mask Lopez Obrador he has refused to wear it in public since the start of the pandemic.
Mexico collects 1.7 million patients and touches 150,000 Deaths from the novel coronavirus after a week in which three records of infections and daily deaths are chained together.
With this data, it is the fourth country in the world in number of deaths, behind United States, Brazil and the India, according to the John Hopkins University. EFE