Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim, 80, tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalized
"for control"
and is doing
"very well"
, a family spokesperson said on Wednesday January 27.
The richest man in Latin America is
"hospitalized only for check-up, he is in very good health,"
Arturo Elias Ayub, a manager of America Movil, the group founded by Carlos Slim, told AFP. give more details.
On Monday, Carlos Slim Domit, the son of the businessman, announced on Twitter that his father had tested positive for Covid-19.
"He is doing very well.
He experienced a very favorable evolution of the Covid-19 after more than a week of minor symptoms ”
, Carlos Slim Domit added.
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Through his foundation, Carlos Slim participates in the financing of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
For Latin America, the vaccine is produced in Argentina and has started to be packaged in Mexico.
Carlos Slim is the richest man in Latin America, with an estimated fortune of $ 58.5 billion, according to
Forbes
magazine
which ranks him 21st among the world's largest fortunes.
America Movil is the dominant telephone company in the Latin American market.
It is also present in Europe, Austria and the United States.
Jose Kuri Harfush, a businessman close to Carlos Slim, also an advisor at two of the tycoon's businesses, died of complications from the novel coronavirus in July at the age of 71.
