Mr Ebrard said on Twitter that he had symptoms of the virus, but “nothing to worry about”, adding that he had not attended the cabinet meeting this morning.
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced on Monday that he had been laboratory confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and that he would carry out his duties from his home for a few days.
Mr Ebrard said on Twitter that he had symptoms of the virus, but “nothing to worry about”, adding that he had not attended the cabinet meeting this morning.
I have a COVID-19 positive salon test. Of the mode that is working from home. I feel as if I am taking care of you, not to worry. Hoy no estuve en Gabinete de Seguridad. Your information.
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) June 20, 2022
The health crisis has escalated to the last in Mexico, a country that has been hit hard by the new coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday Monday the Ministry of Health announced that in the previous 24 hours 9 deaths of patients due to complications of COVID-19 were confirmed and 2,132 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed, with the report of the pandemic victims reaching 325,417 deaths out of a total of 5,877,837 , according to the online edition of the Milenio newspaper.