In a new message broadcast on his social networks and from the National Palace, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, assured that he is already “coming out of COVID”.
“I am very happy to communicate with you to share my satisfaction because I am coming out of COVID“, he said.
“ I did not have a special treatment because I have never had a fever, no headaches or lack of oxygenation, everything is normal only the hoarseness, by the way it is going away and a burning sensation in my the throat that is also shrinking”, he commented.
“I have no symptoms that could worry me and I have not taken special medications, these new medications that have already been approved by the way, that can be applied, these antivirals, I did not want to do it,” he asserted.
The Mexican president recalled that When he was a child he was treated with home remedies for the flu and he recommended “caresses” as part of the treatment. to.
“I used paracetamol and although my opponents laughed, they questioned Dr. Alcocer (Secretary of Health) because he said that Vaporub, yes, when I was a child I remember that we got sick with the flu and my mom put Vaporub here on our chest and on the soles of our feet and that’s how we went to bed, and on our feet she put the little socks, those remedies and honey for the throat, with a little lemon and with that one goes ahead”, he said.
“Besides, caresses are not too much, there are never too many caresses between couples, caresses to children, so with Be careful, don’t spread it and there’s no seriousness,” he argued.
From his office, the Mexican president assured that Ómicron does not have “the danger of the Delta variant” so he trusted that Mexico will gradually come out of the pandemic.
“I also share this information with you because I consider it quite encouraging to be able to verify, now if firsthand, that this variant of COVI D does not have the lethality, the danger of the previous variant of the so-called Delta, this variant produces very mild symptoms, it is the equivalent of a flu”, he stated.
“This means that this pandemic is on its way out, it is still a pandemic but I think that with this new variant there are not many risks, no hospitalizations are going to increase, there are hospitalizations but they are not increasing much and most importantly we are not going to have more deaths and after this expansive period we are all going to return to normality”, he expressed.
Sale of Citibanamex
Accompanied by the Secretaries of the Interior, Adán Augusto López, and of the Treasury, Rogelio Ramírez de la O, who kept their distance and wore face masks, the president of Tabasco spoke on the possible sale of Citibanamex, announced last Tuesday by the Citigroup authorities.
“I hope this turns into something good, it’s not bad, but we can turn it into something very good; Without authoritarian measures, it is possible to Mexicanize this bank, which was owned by Mexicans; The National Bank of Mexico was born in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest”, he stated.
The Mexican president wants Mexican investors to stay with Banamex, among which are the businessmen Ricardo Salinas Pliego of Grupo Salinas or Carlos Slim of Grupo Carso.
“Now, if all the legal procedures are followed and, of course, the tax has to be paid, Mexican investors can stay with Banamex, return Banamex to Mexico”, he wished.
“ I am pleased that Ricardo Salinas Pliego has expressed his interest in buying it, he already has Banco Azteca and I believe he has sufficient resources to do so, the same could be thought of Carlos Slim, of Inbursa, of Carlos Hank González of Banorte, of others”, he expressed.
“This does not mean preventing foreigners from participating in the call, auction, in the bidding, we are not closed, n or we are chauvinists, but we would like this bank to be Mexicanized”, he stated.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued that the announcement of the sale of Banamex is due to an international policy implemented by Citigroup and ruled out that it is an economic crisis in Mexico.
“Lately our opponents are also talking about capital flight and It’s not like that, it’s not capital flight, on the contrary, a lot of foreign investment is arriving”, he mentioned.
Citigroup, which in 2001 bought Banamex, revealed that it will leave CitiBanamex’s consumer banking and business banking, as part of its new vision strategic.
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