Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Sunday night that his test was positive for COVID-19.
Driving the news: López Obrador tweeted that he have mild symptoms and is receiving medical treatment. “As always, I am optimistic,” he added. “We are all going to move on.”
The big picture: The president was criticized for dealing with the pandemic, which claimed the lives of about 150,000 people and infected more than 1.7 million in Mexico, according to Johns Hopkins.
Worthless: López Obrador minimized the use of masks. Last July, he told reporters, “Do you know when I’m going to put on a mask? When there’s no corruption. I’m going to put on a mask and stop talking.”
For registration: Mexico last month became the first Latin American country to start vaccination against coronavirus.
- Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard tweeted hours before López Obrador’s announcement that the Mexican leader would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday to discuss the acquisition of doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine – which was launched before the start of testing. phase 3.
- Efficacy results for this vaccine are expected next month.
Editor’s note: this article has been updated with new details.