The Mexican businessman José Kuri, very close to the magnate Carlos Slim, has not died but is in a “critical” state for COVID-19, as reported by the Health Ministry on Saturday.
“The Ministry of Health has confirmed that until 23:00 (05:00 GMT Sunday) of this March 15, the patient has not died but is in critical condition “, the agency reported in a short message.
In this same text, the Ministry of Health wished that said 71-year-old person could overcome “this circumstance” while continuing to be hospitalized in a medical center in southern Mexico City.
In the last hours the news had circulated that Kuri was the first deceased of COVID-19 in Mexico after having tested positive.
Sources close to the family had informed the media that Kuri had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Mexico from a trip in Vail, a mountain town in Colorado, in the United States.
In addition, the president of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (Concamin), Francisco Cervantes, said via Twitter: “We regret at CONCAMIN the death this afternoon of José Kuri Harfusch, former director of Banco Inbursa. To our family, our solidarity, and to all our recommendation. to strengthen precautions by COVID-19 “.
On the same trip to Colorado, Kuri coincided with the president of the board of directors of the Mexican Stock Exchange, Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, who also tested positive for COVID-19 but without presenting symptoms.
José Kuri was a member of the board of directors of Grupo Financiero Inbursa, company of the Mexican magnate Slim.
According to the last official report, from 19:00 on Sunday (01:00 GMT Monday), in Mexico there were 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 12 more than 41 on Saturday, and until then no deceased.
17% of those confirmed remained hospitalized while the rest recovered at home. Five of the former had been infected in Mexico, while the others were imported.
With 17 registered cases, Mexico City was the territorial entity of the country with the most sick people.
While countries like Colombia or Argentina have announced the closure of their borders due to the Wuhan coronavirus crisis, the Government of Mexico has not yet adopted drastic measures beyond announcing the closure of schools on March 20 and the suspension of events with more than 5 thousand people.
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