A Mexican government official who tested positive for the coronavirus was fired from his post after he allegedly spat and coughed on the medical treating him.

Dr. Daniel López Regalado visited Presidente C. Juárez General Hospital in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, on Thursday and received ambulatory care after complaining that he was ill, according to a complaint report filed by the hospital.

Dr. López Regalado, who oversaw the state health board, returned later in the afternoon and told doctors that he was experiencing a cough, fever, diarrhea, and was having difficulty breathing.

He was subsequently administered a test for COVID-19 which came back positive, requiring that be hospitalized and placed in observation.

Hospital staff reported a change in the doctor's mood that night said they were not providing him with special treatment. Dr. López Regalado complained that he should have had his own personal physician.

Dr. Daniel López Regalado was removed from his title as Oaxaca state health director Monday after he flew into a rage over the weekend and reportedly spat and coughed on doctors and nurses at a hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus

Staff at Presidente C. Juárez General Hospital in Oaxaca de Juárez filed a formal complaint with federal Mexican authorities after several doctors and nurses where attacked by a doctor who tested positive for COVID-19

The report said that Dr. López Regalado became more aggressive towards the nurses and doctors at Presidente C. Juárez General Hospital on Friday.

He repeatedly requested to be granted his voluntary discharge but it was eventually denied by a medical intern despite the threatening behavior that he exhibited towards his counterparts.

Dr. López Regalado was detained Monday and was placed under medical and psychological observation.

A medical intern treated Dr. López Regalado at 1:15am Saturday and took his vitals but declined to appease his requests to be released from isolation.

It was until 7:25am when the staff granted the doctor his voluntary discharge after he reportedly couched and spat at them.

Dr. López Regalado was detained Monday and was placed under medical and psychological observation. He has been charged with risk of infection.

The Mexican government has reported 125 deaths and 2,439 sickened patients due to the coronavirus pandemic as of Tuesday.

The global epidemic has killed 81,200 people and infected 1,413,415 throughout the world.