Mexican president says he has Covid for second time

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shows his arm after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. He has faced criticism for his handling of the pandemic, in which more than 225,000 Mexicans have died. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters  

Reuters: Mexican president contracts COVID-19 for second time, symptoms 'mild' 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday announced he had contracted COVID-19 for a second time, saying he had a mild case and that he would keep working in isolation until he had recovered. 

The 68-year-old Lopez Obrador, who also tested positive for COVID-19 in January last year, sounded hoarse during his morning news conference on Monday, prompting him to say he would take a test later in the day. 

"Although the symptoms are mild, I will remain in isolation and will only do office work and communicate virtually," until recovering, Lopez Obrador said in a tweet.

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Update #1: Mexican president says he has Covid for second time (AFP)  

Update #2: Boosted Mexican president gets Covid again (RT)  

WNU Editor: Mexico's Covid-19 death toll has now passed 300,000 .... Mexico COVID death toll passes 300,000 (MedicalXpress).