TamilUruguayan President Pou tests positive for Covid
8 June 2022, 12:06 pm
Taking off his mask that he uses to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou arrives for a press conference at the Executive Tower in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 and cancelled his trip to the ninth ongoing Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.
In a tweet late Monday, the President said: Due to the trip tomorrow to the Summit of the Americas in the US, I had a PCR today. The result of it was that I am positive for Covid-19.
As a result of this situation, I must cancel all activities for the next few days.