Vaccinated, and yet positive.
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who has received two doses of Covid-19 serum in recent weeks, announced on Friday that he was positive for the coronavirus according to an antigen test.
"At the end of the day today (Friday, Editor's note), after I had a fever of 37.3 ° C and a slight headache, I was given an antigen test, the result of which has been positive, ”the Argentinian head of state said on his Twitter account.
Quería contarles that al terminar el día de hoy, luego de presentar a registro of fever of 37.3 y a leve dolor de cabeza, carried out an antígeno test cuyo resultado fue positivo.
- Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) April 3, 2021
He added that he was waiting for the result of a PCR test which should confirm whether he is contaminated or not.
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Alberto Fernandez, who turned 62 this Friday, is in isolation as a precaution and said he is "in good physical condition".
“Although I would have liked to have ended my birthday without this news, I am also in good moral condition,” he added.
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Argentina is currently facing a second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.
According to official figures, this country of 44 million inhabitants has more than 2.3 million cases of contamination and 56,023 deaths linked to Covid-19.