Paraguay President Tests Positive for Covid-19

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo tested positive for COVID-19, on Tuesday, the country's health ministry announced, adding that he had mild symptoms from the virus.

"We inform that the President of the Republic, Mario Abdo, tested positive for COVID-19 today," the ministry said. "The president has mild symptoms and will continue to maintain preventive isolation in accordance with the provisions of the current health protocols."

The South American region sees a spike in cases driven by the Omicron variant.

Furthermore, four ministers in Peru, including Finance Minister Pedro Francke, also tested positive in recent days, while Venezuela’s Congress held a legislative session outdoors after dozens of lawmakers were infected.

The countries with high vaccination rates like Uruguay and Chile so far haven’t seen intensive care units and morgues filling up.