Honduras President Tests Positive for COVID-19... "Will Work Remotely from Hospital"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Juan Orlando Hernandez, the President of Honduras, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and has been hospitalized. Honduras has seen an increase in confirmed cases following the recent lifting of COVID-19 related lockdown measures.

According to foreign media including CNN, on the 16th (local time), President Hernandez stated in a TV address, "I began feeling discomfort since last weekend and have tested positive for COVID-19," adding, "My condition is not severe, and I plan to continue working remotely from the hospital." Honduras has experienced a rise in cases after easing COVID-19 restrictions, with 166 new daily cases reported on the 15th, the highest number since the spread of COVID-19 began in March.

In the Southern Hemisphere, where the seasons are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere, COVID-19 has started to spread more actively, with Brazil's confirmed cases recently surpassing 900,000, showing a rapid increase. According to COVID-19 statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of this day, Honduras has recorded 9,178 confirmed cases and 330 deaths.

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