Argentina's president tests positive for Covid-19.
Argentine authorities have confirmed that the country's president, Alberto Fernandez, has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
However, according to President Alberto Fernandez's personal physician, he contracted a mild case of Covid-19 due to the effects of a previously received vaccine.
Alberto Fernandez's health remains good, although he is experiencing some symptoms such as headaches and a mild fever.
Earlier, in a statement posted on his Twitter account on April 2nd, President Alberto Fernandez also announced that he had gone into isolation after initial testing showed he was positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. He had received the Sputnik V vaccine, manufactured in Russia, earlier this year.
Argentina is facing a second wave of Covid-19 infections, with the number of new cases continuing to rise. On April 2nd alone, nearly 10,000 people were infected.
This South American nation of 44 million people has recorded more than 2.3 million COVID-19 cases, with over 56,000 deaths.
