Mon 25 January 2021:
Mexico’s president announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and has started medical treatment.
“I regret to inform you that I’m infected with Covid-19. The symptoms are mild and I’m already under medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We will pull through,” Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on his Twitter account.
The president said he will deal with pending issues from the National Palace.
“I will be attending to public matters from the National Palace. For example, tomorrow I will take a call from [Russian] President Vladimir Putin because, friendly relations aside, there is the possibility that they will send us the Sputnik V vaccine,” he said.
On Sunday, the president led the inauguration of the installation of the National Guard in the state of San Luis Potosi, a public event where he was not wearing a face mask.
His infection comes 14 days after presidential spokesman Jesus Ramirez Cuevas tested positive for the virus.
Tunisia’s foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19
Tunisia’s foreign minister tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
“My COVID-19 test was positive today, although I complied with health protocols and adhered to all measures,” Othman Jerandi said on Twitter.
He said he had severe symptoms and urged people to protect themselves from the virus.
“This has made me more insistent on the supply of vaccines to protect my country’s people from the pandemic,” he added.
Portugal’s defense minister tests positive for COVID-19
Portugal’s Defense Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho has tested positive for COVID-19, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.
The ministry said Cravinho has mild symptoms and is in good health.
Cravinho, 56, will remain in quarantine and continue working from home, it added.
In the last 24 hours, Portugal reported 275 fatalities from COVID-19, the highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic, taking the country’s death toll to 10,469.
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 2.12 million lives in 192 countries and regions since originating in China in December 2019.
Over 99 million cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries over 54.6 million, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The US, India and Brazil remain the worst-hit countries in terms of cases.
