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Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso tests positive for COVID-19
Updated 08:20, 12-Mar-2023
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Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks to the press after casting his vote during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeño school in Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 5, 2023. /CFP
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks to the press after casting his vote during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeño school in Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 5, 2023. /CFP

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks to the press after casting his vote during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeño school in Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 5, 2023. /CFP

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has tested positive for COVID-19 and will continue working remotely, the office of the presidency said in a statement on Saturday. 

The presidency said Lasso was in good health and will stay in isolation for four days, in accordance with medical recommendations.

He first contracted the virus back in June 2022. 

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