Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez says she has tested positive for the new coronavirus but feels strong and will continue working from isolation.
Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez, center left, takes part in a procession marking Corpus Christi in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, June 11, 2020. Anez has now tested positive for COVID-19. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA -- Bolivia's interim president and Venezuela's No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, just days after Brazil's leader tested positive as the pandemic hits hard at some of Latin America's political elite.
Anez said she will remain in isolation for 14 days when another test will be done, but she will continue to work remotely from the presidential residence.Bolivia's Health Ministry says the Andean country has 42,984 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,577 deaths, and is seeing a rebound in the number of new cases amid reports that hospitals are being overwhelmed in some regions.
Cabello is considered the second-most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro and made the announcement on Twitter, stating that he is isolated, getting treatment and will overcome the illness.Economically struggling Venezuela is considered one of the world's least prepared countries to confront the pandemic. Hospitals are routinely short on basic supplies like water, electricity and medicine.
The 57-year-old politician is head of the National Constituent Assembly, an all-powerful legislative body created by Maduro's government in 2017. He had missed his weekly television program Wednesday, stating at the time that he was "fighting against a strong allergy" and resting.
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