Andrés Manuel López Obrador has coronavirus | He…

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Sunday that he was infected with coronavirus and explained in his social networks that he had “mild” symptoms and that he was under “medical treatment”.

“I regret to inform you that I am infected with Covid-19. The symptoms are mild but I am already on medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We will all move forward. Dr Olga Sánchez Cordero will represent me in the morning to inform how we all do it. days, ”he wrote on his Twitter, referring to his daily press conferences. Sánchez Cordero is the Minister of the Interior.

“I will be informed of the public affairs of the National Palace. For example, tomorrow I will take a call with President Vladimir Putin because, regardless of friendly relations, it is possible that they will send us the Sputnik V vaccine. “added the president.

A few hours earlier, his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, had reported on the same social network that the two leaders will have a telephone conversation at 8 am (11 Argentina time).

Mexico has more than 1.7 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus and is the fourth country in the world with the most deaths, with more than 149,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.