Tegucigalpa, June 20 (RHC)-- Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is in stable condition and being treated for pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19, one of his doctors said Thursday.

Dr Cesar Aaron Carrasco at the Military Hospital told Reuters news agency that Hernandez's condition had improved since he was admitted on Wednesday with difficulty breathing, fever and fatigue.

"In the two days that he's been hospitalized an improvement in his situation has been observed," Carrasco said.  "He's in a good general state, recovering."

Carrasco said the president no longer labored in his breathing, but still suffered fatigue when walking. He said it was unclear how long Hernandez would remain hospitalized.