President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported this Monday that he was infected for the second time with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, for which he will proceed to isolate himself.
“I inform you that I am infected with #COVID19 and although the symptoms are mild, I will remain in isolation and will only do office work and I will communicate virtually until I get ahead”, he published on his Twitter account.In his absence, Adán Augusto López, Secretary of the Interior, will lead the traditional morning press conference, the president added. In his ‘morning’ this Monday, the president showed symptoms similar to those of the flu.”Yes, I woke up hoarse, I’m going to take the test later,” he said at the time. With the president, there are already three COVID cases in the cabinet: last Friday, Tatiana Clouthier, Secretary of the Economy, reported that her test it had come out positive. In fact, the official met with the president last week.López Obrador ruled out taking a test that day after being informed of Clouthier’s contagion.
“Nerd. The truth is, I’m fine, I’m fine, and I don’t have symptoms, that is, when you have symptoms is when you have to get tested. So, I am very well”, he said on Friday, January 7.The other case of COVID within the cabinet is that of María Luis Albores, Secretary of the Environment.
Is a ‘wave’ of infections coming?
The scope of the COVID cases in the cabinet will be known in the coming days, given that President López Obrador usually holds a meeting with his collaborators from Monday to Friday before starting his press conferences at the National Palace.Claudia Sheinbaum, head of government, usually attends Monday meetings, who wished the head of the Executive a speedy recovery. How was the first time AMLO got COVID? The president’s first infection occurred almost a year ago . It was reported that he had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on January 24, 2021. Less than two weeks later, on February 4, the president reported that he had finally tested negative for COVID. During his convalescence, the president was practically asymptomatic from the disease and had a low-grade fever and headache for the first few days, the Undersecretary of Health, Hugo López-Gatell, explained at the time.President López Obrador had already received his COVID vaccine booster in Jalisco, at the start of the new phase of the National Vaccination Plan that involved older adults.Note: This article have been indexed to our site. We do not claim legitimacy, ownership or copyright of any of the content above. To see the article at original source Click Here