Argentine President Alberto Fernandez isolates himself by testing positive for Covid-19 in quick test | The world

Rapid antigen type test resulted in a positive diagnosis. Fernandes is waiting for the end of the RT-PCR exam, which is highly indicated and recommended by experts.

The Argentine leader, who turned 62 on Friday (2), said he was lonely and had already talked to people he had contacted about the decision in the past 48 hours.

Fernandez said on social media that he had a fever of 37.3ºC and felt a slight headache.

“For everyone’s information, I’m physically well, and even though I would like to end my birthday without this news, I’m still in a good mood,” the Argentine president said, thanking him for the congratulatory messages.

On January 21, Fernandez Spotnik V received the first dose of the vaccine. Sources in the Argentine presidency told the “Claren” newspaper that the president had received a second dose three weeks later.

He was the first Latin American leader to be vaccinated against the corona virus.

Since the outbreak, Kovit-19 has killed more than 56,000 Argentines and affected 2.3 million.

Vaccination in Argentina continues at a slow pace. According to a survey by “Claren”, as of this Friday, 3.4 million people had received their first dose – equivalent to 7.6% of the population; And 683 thousand, the second – less than 2% in Argentina.