On March 18, it was announced that Mariana Arceo had tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus, because she was in a camp in Spain. After being helped by CONADE (National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports), she managed to recover from pneumonia caused by the virus.
"Hello friends and sports community in Mexico, I am Mariana Arceo, classified Olympic of modern pentathlon. After a few very critical days with a pneumonia caused by the coronavirus ... I am already discharged, I am very happy and very proud of the National Sports Commission and the director, Ana Gabriela Guevara, because since I presented the first symptoms in my camp in Spain, they knew how to act in the best way, now it is reflected in my health, in my state, despite the fact that I did not know how to detect it in time, it knew how to act in the best way and I still continue with my dream of the Olympic Games, "said Mariana in a video published from the CONADE account.
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CONADE and its owner, @AnaGGuevara, congratulate themselves on their health. pic.twitter.com/U3jwNTvpbo
He made a call for attention to the general population, so that the calls for attention to face the coronavirus are not ignored: "I want to tell everyone not to go out, we are going to continue to work hard and we must know how to listen to our body, you have to know how to identify and be very grateful because we have all the support and know how to act in the best way, "he pointed out.
On Instagram he left another message: "I'm here to tell you: I did it"
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Being on this side is not easy, please follow the protocols of the specialists so that you are not affected. I am the first Mexican to regain health 🙏👏💪 after coronavirus pneumonia. . . . Health is the most important. # covid_19 #graciasmexico # COVID2019 #sisepuede #quedateencasa
A shared post by Mariana Arceo Gutierrez (@marianaarceogutierrez) on Mar 26, 2020 at 11:41 PDT
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