Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he has tested positive for COVID-19, amid record levels of infections and deaths in the country.
Obrador, who has faced criticism for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and his behaviour during it, tweeted on Sunday that his symptoms are mild and he is receiving medical treatment.
He joins a host of world leaders to have been infected with COVID-19 - including other leaders in Latin America such as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, Guatemala’s Alejandro Giammattei, Honduras’ Juan Orlando Hernández and Bolivia’s then-interim President Jeanine Ánéz.