Photographer: Susana Gonzalez / Bloomberg
Photographer: Susana Gonzalez / Bloomberg
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Billionaire Carlos Slim returned home to Mexico City after being hospitalized by Covid-19, a family member said.
Slim is recovering and recovering well, his son-in-law and spokesman Arturo Elias Ayub said in a message on Saturday. The richest man in Latin America, who turned 81 this week, was admitted to the National Institute of Nutrition in Mexico City, where he had mild symptoms, Elias Ayub he said earlier.
Slim is the 25th richest person in the world with a net worth of $ 51.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Most of its wealth comes from the telecommunications giant America Movil SAB.
Mexico surpassed India in total deaths by Covid-19 on Thursday, making its outbreak the third deadliest in the world.
On Friday, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador he assured the audience that he has gone through the “critical phase” of his own coronavirus infection and is recovering. The president, known as AMLO, spoke in a video posted online late Friday, marking his first appearance since he revealed he tested positive for the virus on Sunday afternoon.