China News Service, August 27. According to the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Health notified on the 25th that the Minister of the Interior, Okridez Acevedo, tested positive for the new crown virus, becoming the country’s first confirmed infection. Ministerial officials of the new crown virus.
According to official sources from the Paraguayan government, on the afternoon of August 24, local time, Acevedo was admitted to the Rigoberto Cavayero Police Hospital due to pneumonia. After being admitted to the hospital, he was tested for the new crown virus. The next day he was informed that the test result was positive. He is currently receiving treatment in accordance with the international treatment plan for new crown pneumonia.
According to the report, Acevedo is currently in stable physical condition and does not require oxygen therapy. The Ministry of Public Health of Paraguay will report his health status every 24 hours.
The Minister of Public Health of Paraguay, Julio Mazzoleni, revealed that Acevedo showed symptoms related to new coronary pneumonia on August 23, and his family members and close contacts have been subjected to preventive isolation.
In addition, on the day Acevedo was diagnosed with the new crown virus, the Presidential Palace of Paraguay announced that 6 military officials in the government cabinet had been diagnosed with the new crown virus, and 40 military personnel who had been in close contact with the above-mentioned officials had undergone preventive isolation. Under this circumstance, the daily activities of the President of Paraguay must be strictly limited to the scope of "absolutely necessary" to prevent infection of the new crown virus.