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| Bolivia's acting president Jeanine Añez confirms she tested positive for coronavirus | Bolivia's acting president Jeanine Añez confirms she tested positive for coronavirus |
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| Jeanine Anez, who has been Bolivia's acting president since the 2019 coup that ousted Evo Morales, confirmed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. | Jeanine Anez, who has been Bolivia's acting president since the 2019 coup that ousted Evo Morales, confirmed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. |
| The revelation comes two days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had been infected with Covid-2019. | The revelation comes two days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had been infected with Covid-2019. |
| Anez said in a tweet that she was fine and would continue working in isolation. | Anez said in a tweet that she was fine and would continue working in isolation. |
| Backed by right-wing politicians and the US, Anez came to power in late 2019 after the country's leftist leader of 14 years Morales resigned under pressure from top military officials after weeks of opposition protests. He was accused by his rivals of election fraud following October's presidential vote, the claim that was later proved false. | |
| Bolivia has over 42 thousand cases of coronavirus and over 15 hundred deaths in the country with the population of 11.3 million people, according to Johns Hopkins University Data. Health Minister Eidy Roca was also tested positive for the novel virus a few days earlier. | |
| Bolivia, rocked by political turmoil and financial troubles, is one of the countries where the fewest number of tests were carried out. It's medical system has been collapsing with people not being admitted in hospitals on time and local media reporting of bodies dumped in the streets. The government postponed the presidential elections from May till September over the outbreak. | |
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