BUENOS AIRES — President Alberto Fernández of Argentina had an preliminary optimistic check for Covid-19 and is awaiting the outcomes of a extra exact evaluation to find out whether or not he has contracted the coronavirus regardless of being vaccinated earlier this 12 months.
Mr. Fernández sent a series of tweets early Saturday morning saying he took a fast antigen check after affected by a “light headache” and having a fever of 99.1 levels.
The president, who obtained the check consequence on his 62d birthday, stated he’ll stay in isolation whereas ready for the outcomes of the extra rigorous PCR check.
“I am physically well, and although I would have liked to end my birthday without this news, I’m also in good spirits,” the president wrote on Twitter.
What units Mr. Fernández aside from these leaders is that he seems to be the primary to check optimistic for Covid-19 after having been absolutely vaccinated.
Mr. Fernández obtained the primary dose of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Jan. 21 and the second dose on Feb. 11.
Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, which developed Sputnik V, wished the president properly and stated that whereas the vaccine has an efficacy rate of 91.6 percent, it’s absolutely efficient in stopping essential instances.
“If the infection is indeed confirmed and occurs, the vaccination ensures quick recovery without severe symptoms,” the institute wrote in a statement on Twitter. “We wish you a quick recovery!”
Word of Mr. Fernández’s check consequence comes shortly after Argentina tightened its borders amid an upsurge of Covid-19 infections. Several of its neighboring international locations, significantly Brazil, are experiencing a pointy enhance in instances as new, extra contagious variants of the virus engulf the area.
Argentina lately canceled all direct flights with Brazil, Chile and Mexico in an effort to dam the brand new strains.
Argentina was the primary nation in Latin America to approve using the Sputnik V vaccine in late December, however mass inoculations are taking longer than the federal government had initially predicted amid a world scarcity of the vaccine. It has additionally been administering China’s Sinopharm vaccine and Covishield, the Indian model of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Of the nation’s 45 million individuals, 683,771 have obtained two vaccine doses, and there have been 4.18 million doses injected over all.
Argentina stated on March 26 it could delay applying the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for 3 months in an effort to make sure as many individuals as doable get at the very least one dose. The nation has reported practically 2.Four million Covid-19 infections and greater than 56,000 deaths.
