Alberto Fernandez
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez tested positive for the COVID-19 after a PCR test on Saturday afternoon.
“The diagnosis of COVID-19 infection has been confirmed through a positive PCR test, making it clear that the clinical outlook is mild due in large part to the protective effect of the vaccine he received,” said a statement from the president’s physician Federico Saavedra.
According to Argentine newspaper Clarin, Fernandez has received the second dose of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
The president tweeted Friday night that after experiencing a fever and a slight headache, he tested positive for COVID-19.
Saavedra said that he evaluated Fernandez on Saturday and that the president is stable, asymptomatic, with parameters within normal ranges.
Fernandez, who turned 62 on Friday and has been placed in isolation, told reporters that he feels fine.
“The doctor just left, he checked me in full. He checked my lungs, oxygen saturation. I don’t have any worrisome symptoms,” said the president.
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