Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
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The 67-year-old president, who has been criticized for his handling of his country's pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public, said on his official Twitter account that he is under medical treatment.
"I regret to inform you that I am infected with COVID-19," he tweeted. "The symptoms are mild but I am already under medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We will all move forward."
José Luis Alomía Zegarra, Mexico's director of epidemiology, said Lopez Obrador had a "light" case of COVID-19 and was "isolating at home."
