Obama tests positive for COVID-19
Former US President Barack Obama announced via Twitter on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative.
“Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” he continued to write in the post. “It’s a good reminder that, even as cases go down, you should get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already to help prevent more serious symptoms and giving COVID to others.”
A CNN report stated that Obama had recently returned to Washington, DC, after spending much of the winter in Hawaii. He subsequently tested positive in DC, a person close to him said.
