Argentine President tests positive for Covid-19
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Mr President Alberto Fernandez was in isolation as a precaution but said he was "physically well".
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BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late on Friday (April 2) that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
"At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3 (deg C) and a slight headache, I performed an antigen test, which was positive," he tweeted, adding that he was waiting for the results of a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis.
The President, who turned 62 on Friday, was in isolation as a precaution but said he was "physically well".
"Although I would have liked to end my birthday without this news, I am also in good spirits," he said.
Mr Fernandez was inoculated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and had his second shot on Feb 11, sources in the presidency told AFP.
Argentina is facing a second wave of Covid-19 with a sustained rise in cases.
The South American country of 44 million inhabitants has recorded more than 2.3 million infections and over 55,000 deaths from Covid-19.
