Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said 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.
The 67-year-old president said in a tweet that his symptoms were light and he was receiving treatment, Reuters reported.
"As always, I am optimistic," said Lopez Obrador, who has resisted wearing a face mask in public since the virus reached Mexico over 10 months ago.
The president said he would continue working, and still planned to take part in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning. Lopez Obrador is due to discuss the possible acquisition of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine with Putin on Monday as Mexico seeks to give itself more options in the fight against the virus.
