Honduras President Hospitalized with Pneumonia After Testing Positive for COVID-19
The
president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, is said to be in good
condition after being admitted to a military hospital for pneumonia on
Wednesday, a day after revealing he and his wife had tested positive for
COVID-19.
A health agency spokesman said Wednesday that Hernández was receiving intravenous medicine.
Hernandez
said late Tuesday, his wife had not showing any symptoms. The
president said he began feeling discomfort over weekend.
The
health agency spokesman said two presidential aides also tested
positive for the coronavirus, but their status was not immediately
clear.
President
Hernandez's health challenge comes as some hospitals in Honduras are
being strained by the rise in coronavirus cases, which the country
confirmed has reached 10,000 infections and 330 deaths.
The
World Health Organization considers Latin America the new epicenter of
the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 1.5 million coronavirus cases
and more than 70,000 deaths linked to the disease.
VOA
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