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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the country’s deadliest week yet in the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed the health system of the Mexican capital to its limits.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends the inauguration of an installation of the National Guard in San Luis Posoti, Mexico January 24, 2021. [Mexico's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS]
The 67-year-old president, who was a heavy smoker until suffering a major heart attack in 2013, said in a tweet that his symptoms were light and he was receiving treatment.
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