Mexican president’s Covid medical diagnosis stirs criticism of federal government

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Mexican president's Covid diagnosis stirs criticism of government

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MEXICO CITY — The Mexican president’s statement that he had Covid-19 simply a couple of hours after taking a business flight released restored criticism of his handling of the pandemic, which has actually left the nation with the fourth-highest death toll worldwide.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has a history of heart issues and hypertension, stated Sunday night that he was being dealt with for moderate signs of Covid-19 after participating in conferences and public occasions in preceding days.

The news topped the most dangerous week of the coronavirus pandemic in the nation and left concerns unanswered about the number of individuals had actually been close to the president throughout his three-day check out to parts of northern and main Mexico.

“How irresponsible and careless of him just to get onto a flight knowing that he might be infected,” stated Jesús Ortega, a previous leader of the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and one-time ally of the president.

“The problem is he’s the president. If the president violates the health guidelines, he’s setting a bad example to others,” stated Ortega, wanting López Obrador a fast healing.

The federal government stated López Obrador’s signs started on Sunday, however it was unclear precisely when. The president revealed his favorable test result 6-1/2 hours after the aircraft from the main city of San Luis Potosi reached the capital.

Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, Interior Minister Olga Sanchez and Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez were amongst leading authorities who rapidly stated they had actually taken tests after his statement. Others stated they would enter into self-isolation.

Sanchez stated the 67-year-old president was feeling well and stayed securely in charge of the federal government.

“He will recover soon,” she stated on Monday, standing in for him at one of the everyday press conference he has actually utilized to control Mexican politics given that taking workplace simply over 2 years earlier.

On Monday afternoon, Lopez Obrador was resting at his main home in the National Palace in Mexico City, still had just moderate signs and was not getting extra oxygen, a senior authorities stated.

Leading political leaders were not the only ones to have actually remained in the president’s instant orbit on his journey.

He was at a supper at the house of his previous chief-of-staff Alfonso Romo on Friday night, gone to by a few of Mexico’s leading business titans. Guests consisted of cement giant Cemex’s Chairman Rogelio Zambrano and Armando Garza Sada, chairman of corporation Alfa, according to media reports.

Cemex did not talk about individual matters, a spokesperson stated. Alfa did not instantly react to an ask for remark.

Mexico has actually tape-recorded almost 150,000 deaths in the pandemic, and Lopez Obrador’s crisis management has actually drawn continual criticism from political enemies and medical professionals.

On Monday, a senior World Health Organization authorities stated the high rate of favorable Covid-19 tests in Mexico most likely indicated the nation has actually been evaluating too couple of individuals.

Nevertheless, surveys have actually revealed Lopez Obrador’s appeal increasing in the pandemic, regardless of allegations he has frequently minimized it and put himself needlessly at danger.

Roy Campos, head of ballot company Consulta Mitofsky, stated the general public response to the president’s Covid-19 medical diagnosis would likely divide along partisan lines, with advocates rallying behind Lopez Obrador and critics pursuing him.

But, with numerous Mexicans having a hard time to get healthcare due to healthcare facilities being extended, it might end up being more of an issue if there were uncomfortable discoveries about when the president felt weak and how he acted afterwards, Campos stated.

Lopez Obrador discovered time to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to settle on Mexico’s acquisition of 24 million dosages of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

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