Mexican president says his COVID-19 case is 'like a cold'

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was hoarse and had a sore throat after testing positive for COVID-19

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he was hoarse and had a sore throat after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time.

But López Obrador predicted that “this virus is on its way out” and that “things will get back to normal very soon.”

The president appeared on a video feed at the morning press briefing he normally runs at the National Palace in Mexico City.

He suggested he had the omicron variant, saying “fortunately, this variant does not have the degree of danger that delta did, and I am experiencing that.”