According to TASS, he said this in a video message published on his Twitter page.

“I passed tests, the first results of which showed the presence of COVID-19. In this regard, the doctors decided to hospitalize me to monitor the development of symptoms, ”the minister said.

He dado positivo a COVID-19, me encuentro bien. Con la ayuda de Dios saldremos adelante, y juntos seguiremos trabajando por la economía de las familias bolivianas. pic.twitter.com/lbB1wQI4zP

- Oscar Ortiz Antelo (@OscarOrtizA) July 12, 2020

Ortiz also added that “he is feeling well,” although he turned to doctors because of weakness and muscle pain.

Earlier it was reported that the interim president of Bolivia, Janine Agnes, the head of the Bolivian parliament Eva Copa, the head of the Central Bank of Bolivia Guillermo Ortiz, revealed a coronavirus infection COVID-19.