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Mexican president well and strong with coronavirus
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25/01/2021 - 17:31 2 min
Mexico City (AFP)
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is doing well and working from the presidential palace, one day after announcing he was infected with the novel coronavirus, his interior minister said Monday. We can say with all sincerity and frankness that the president is well and strong, coordinating matters, said Olga Sanchez, who is standing in for Lopez Obrador at his daily news conference this week.
She said his symptoms were mild and that he was expected to make a quick and satisfactory recovery from the disease.
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Updated January 25, 2021
Handout picture released by Mexico’s Presidency press office showing Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a phone call with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, in Mexico on January 25, 2021.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is doing well and working from the presidential palace, one day after announcing he was infected with the novel coronavirus, his interior minister said Monday.
“We can say with all sincerity and frankness that the president is well and strong, coordinating matters,” said Olga Sanchez, who is standing in for Lopez Obrador at his daily news conference this week.
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AMLO in isolation at National Palace after testing positive for Covid; symptoms are mild Many officials were in contact with the president in recent days; face masks were often scarce
Published on Monday, January 25, 2021
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President López Obrador is in isolation at his home in the National Palace after testing positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest of several world leaders and one of more than 1.7 million Mexicans who have contracted the infectious disease.
He said on Twitter Sunday night that he had mild symptoms but was already receiving medical treatment.
“As always, I’m optimistic. We will all move forward,” López Obrador wrote, adding that Interior Minister Olga Sánchez would take his place at his morning news conferences.