Mexican President López Obrador tests positive for the coronavirus
Mary Beth Sheridan and Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post
Jan. 24, 2021
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MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Sunday night that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing light symptoms. He said he would step away from his daily news conferences while being treated for the illness.
López Obrador has frequently minimized the severity of the pandemic, and he has rarely worn a mask, even as covid-19, the illness the novel coronavirus can cause, has claimed nearly 150,000 lives in Mexico. That s the fourth-highest total in the world, and the 19th-highest as a percentage of the population, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.