Missionary Serving in Mexico Tests Positive for COVID-19
Contributed By Scott Taylor, Church News managing editor
Missionaries study before going to bed at the Mexico Missionary Training Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Photo by Ravell Call, Deseret News.
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A young full-time missionary from Guatemala serving in Mexico City has tested positive for COVID-19.
The elder is being treated for his mild symptoms, and he and his current companion are isolated from others, said Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff on Friday evening, March 27.
Others whom the missionary has been in contact with recently are being notified, in accordance with established guidelines from public health agencies, Woodruff added.
Those include a previous companion who returned to California two days ago, who has been in self-isolation, he said. That missionary is not showing any symptoms, and medical professionals are working with that individual and his family to ensure all take the necessary precautions over the next several weeks.
