Former US President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19 after mild symptoms but said he felt “well”. “I had a rough throat for a few days, but otherwise I feel fine,” he said, adding that his wife Michelle Obama had tested negative.
Former US President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19 after mild symptoms but said he felt “well”. “I just tested positive for Covid,” he said on his Twitter account. “I had a rough throat for a few days, but otherwise I feel fine.” His wife Michelle Obama received a negative test, he said.
I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative.
It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 13, 2022
Barack and Michelle Obama have received their booster shot
“Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and to have received a booster dose,” added the former Democratic president, calling for vaccination “even if the cases drop” in the country.
The number of contaminations detected at Covid-19 has dropped drastically in the United States in recent weeks, with around 40,000 daily cases in recent days, against up to 700,000 at the peak of the Omicron wave in mid-January. The number of deaths is also falling. The American health authorities thus largely relaxed their recommendations on wearing a mask at the end of February.