“From now on I am isolated, fulfilling the treatment and in the hands of our Blessed Dr. José Gregorio Hernández,” he said.
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EFE
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The head of the Government of Caracas, Darío Vivas, who is also vice president of Mobilization of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Psuv), announced this Sunday, July 19, that he has been infected with the covid-19 virus.
“I am addressing the heroic people of Caracas as responsible for directing and accompanying the policies of the Government of the Capital District. I report that I have tested positive for the PCR for COVID-19. I direct them to accept the calls of President Nicolás Maduro” , wrote the 70-year-old politician on his Twitter account.
In another message, he stressed that he is isolated, complying with the treatment “and in the hands of our blessed, Dr. José Gregorio Hernández”, whose beatification was approved on June 19 by Pope Francis.
“Remember Caracas, stay home and take care of your family. We will win,” he concluded.
The post he holds as head of government is parallel to that of the mayor of the capital and is directly appointed by the President, since Caracas has a special regime and a government system made up of an Executive body exercised by Vivas, whose function Legislative is in charge of Parliament.
His work includes exercising the administration of the organs and officials of the Caracas administration, as well as the direction, coordination and control of government agencies.
Vivas, as head of government, must also perform guardianship control over the entities of the decentralized administration of Caracas.
The politician is also a member of the National Constituent Assembly.
Nicolás Maduro also commissioned Vivas, in his capacity as leader of the Psuv, to organize medical brigades made up of his fellow members to locate covid-19 patients.
Caracas is currently suffering from one of the worst outbreaks of the disease and, this same Saturday 18-J, the Vice President of Communication, Jorge Rodríguez, assured that it has returned to “ignite, in an important way, the alarm in the Capital District.”
In addition to Vivas, several leaders have been infected with covid-19, among them the president of the Constituent Assembly and number two of the Psuv, Diosdado Cabello, as well as the undersecretary of that body Carolys Hernández and also constituents Gerardo Márquez and Fidel Madroñero.
The economic vice president and minister of Energy and Petroleum, Tareck el Aissami, the governor of Zulia, Omar Prieto, and the mayor of La Cañada de Urdaneta, Orlando Urdaneta have also been infected.
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