On Sunday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced he had tested positive and was already being treated for a minor case of COVID-19, according to The Associated Press.
His ironic diagnosis. During the pandemic, López Obrador has been criticized for failing to set a particularly clever example. He was rarely seen dressed in a protective mask and continued to take advertising flights around the world.
He even warned at the beginning of the pandemic that the devout amulets he helps keep in his wallet would be enough for him, and perhaps the country, of the coronavirus.
“The protective shield is the ‘Go, Satan,'” he said of the amulets. “Stop, enemy, that the Heart of Jesus is with me. “
Unfortunately, this strategy worked. Mexico has been hit by the pandemic, with hospitals lately at 89% capacity.
“I tell you I’m inflamed with COVID-19,” Lopez Obrador tweeted this week. “The symptoms are mild but I am already under medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We’re all going to pull through. “
Now Lopez Obrador is fleeing his home, the AP reported in a follow-up article, and had to skip his new convention for the first time in about two years. So far, his only symptom has been a mild fever, so he continues to perform the rest of his tasks while remaining isolated.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, presented his wishes to the Mexican president, whom he criticized in November.
“Mexico is in bad shape,” Ghebreyesus said at the time, according to the AP. “We’ve said it in general. Wearing a mask is important. Hygiene is important, and physical distance is important, and we expect leaders to be role models. “
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