Mexican president Obrador says he blacked out due to COVID-19

Mexican president Obrador says he blacked out due to COVID-19

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated in a video message posted on Wednesday that he briefly blacked out in a gathering in Yucatan state this previous Sunday attributable to problems with a COVID-19 an infection and was flown to Mexico City for therapy.

He stated his coronary heart and mind weren’t affected, opposite to broadly circulated rumors about his well being, by his third recognized bout with the sickness. Local media and other people on social media had stated Lopez Obrador could have had a coronary heart assault or a stroke.

Lopez Obrador, who has nonetheless not resumed official duties, stated within the video posted on YouTube that he was assembly with navy officers and public servants within the metropolis of Merida to debate progress on the Mayan Train undertaking when he blacked out attributable to a drop in his blood stress.

“I kind of fell asleep, it was a kind of dizziness,” Lopez Obrador stated on the video. “The doctors came immediately and treated me. I did not lose consciousness, I did have that temporary blackout situation.”

He refused to be taken to a hospital close by, he stated.

The 69-year-old chief had a severe coronary heart assault in 2013.

Lopez Obrador stated he was doing effectively and holding busy writing speeches forward of upcoming occasions. He didn’t say when he deliberate on resuming official actions.

Earlier within the day, Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez stated the president could return as quickly as this week.

Source: www.anews.com.tr