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Honduras President Hospitalized with Pneumonia After Testing Positive for
COVID-19

Michael Brown

   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 showingany symptoms. The
   presidentsaid hebegan feeling discomfort over weekend.

   The health agency spokesman said two presidential aides also tested
   positive for the coronavirus, but theirstatus 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 hasreached 10,000infections 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.

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