Mario Vargas Llosa is hospitalized after contracting COVID-19

the peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa He has been hospitalized in Madrid, Spain, since Saturday, July 1, as confirmed by his children in a statement. Álvaro, Morgana and Gonzalo Vargas Llosa revealed that the Nobel Prize for Literature is hospitalized due to complications after contracting COVID-19.

Through a statement published on Twitter, the children of the award-winning Peruvian writer told details of the state of health of Mario Vargas Llosa.

“In view of the media’s interest in our father’s state of health, we make public that he has been hospitalized since Saturday after being diagnosed with Covid-19,” the children of Mario Vargas Llosa wrote.

In addition, the children of the Nobel Prize for Literature revealed that their father is being treated by specialized doctors, so they hope for his recovery. They also asked the press to respect the privacy of the family.

“He is being treated by excellent professionals and accompanied by his family. We ask the media to respect his privacy and ours at this time.”completed Álvaro, Morgana and Gonzalo Vargas Llosa in their statement.