Presiden Bolivia Jeanine Anez Positif COVID-19

Jeanine Anez (@ jeanineanez / Twitter)

JAKARTA - Bolivian President Jeanine Anez is part of the 12 million people in the world who have COVID-19. Anez tweeted about it on Twitter. He admitted that he was in good condition and would continue to work even in independent isolation.

Previously, Anez had conducted tests, considering that many members of the presidential team had fallen ill. What's more, at least seven ministers, including Health Minister Bolvia, have tested positive and are undergoing a home recovery nurse.

Anez advised Bolivians to continue to work together through the difficult phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Together we will get out of this," he said.

"I feel good, I feel strong, I will continue to work from isolation, and I want to thank all Bolivians who are working to help us in this health crisis," he added.

He dado positivo a Covid19, estoy bien, trabajaré desde mi aislamiento. Juntos, vamos a channel adelante. pic.twitter.com/oA4YVYlZFa

- Jeanine Añez Chavez (@JeanineAnez) July 9, 2020

Meanwhile, Bolivia will hold a general election - which was delayed due to COVID-19 - on September 6. Bolivia's general election will be held amid a heated political situation.

Last October, Bolivia was rocked by political turmoil due to an election dispute. Massive demonstrations occurred and led to the overthrow of President Evo Morales who was in power at that time.

Anez himself is a former conservative senator who took the role of serving as the interim president because of the political vacuum. Initially he did not want to run for full office. However, slowly he became interested in leading Bolvia for a long time.

Regarding Anez's positive status, support came from competing candidates and former President Jorge Tuto Quiroga. He said Anez desperately needed to be in full health to work towards a democratic transition.

So far, world leaders have started falling because of contracting COVID-19. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for example, once spent three days in intensive care sick with COVID-19.

Recently, the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Wednesday, July 8, that he has tested positive. Bolivia has so far confirmed 42,984 cases of COVID-19 transmission. Among them, there were 1,557 deaths.