Venezuela's Maduro skips Ibero-American summit after positive COVID test

26/3/2023 6:12

        Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro canceled his attendance at the Ibero-American summit after receiving a positive COVID-19 test result, though
        he has since tested negative twice, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
        
        Rodriguez said Maduro was informed by his doctors on Friday of a positive PCR test, leading him to cancel his appearance at the event, which provides a forum for leaders from across Latin America as well as Spain and Portugal.
        
        "Two tests have been performed today with negative results. Everything indicates that it was a false positive," Rodriguez said on Twitter
        
        Venezuela's information minister, Freddy Nanez, told Reuters earlier on Saturday that Maduro will not attend the event a day after a summit official said Maduro was on his way to the Dominican Republic.
        
        Foreign Minister Yvan Gil will attend the Saturday and Sunday conference instead.