Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, is receiving treatment and will work remotely and through his aides, he has said.

“As president of the nation and a responsible citizen, I want to communicate that during the weekend I started to feel some discomfort and today I was diagnosed as having been infected with Covid-19,” Hernandez said in a televised speech.

“They have recommended rest but I will continue working remotely and through my aides.”

Hernandez had mild symptoms, started receiving treatment and is feeling better, Reuters quoted him as saying.