Global coronavirus report: Mexico's president tests positive; Joe Biden to reinstate travel bans
by Helen Sullivan and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#5D8SX)
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Mexico's president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado - who has long been accused of complacency in his approach to the pandemic - has tested positive for Covid-19 and is undergoing treatment with mild symptoms, according to his Twitter account.
As the United States prepared to reinforce travel restrictions from a host of other countries on Sunday night, Lopez Obrador tweeted: I regret to inform you that I am infected with Covid-19. The symptoms are mild but I am already under medical treatment. As always, I am optimistic. We will all move forward."
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