Former U.S. president Obama tests positive for COVID-19; urges fellow Americans to get vaccinated

PM Modi wishes quick recovery to former President Barack Obama after he tests positive for COVID-19

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has said that he tested positive for COVI-19 and urged fellow Americans to get vaccinated though the deadly disease is on the wane in the country.

“I just tested positive for Covid,” Mr. Obama, 60, tweeted on March 13.

“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he said on his official Twitter account.

Mr. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative.

“Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” the former President said in a Facebook 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.” Certain demographics in the U.S., such as African Americans and Republicans, are more hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine than others.

Mr. Obama had recently returned to Washington, DC, after spending much of the winter in Hawaii. He tested positive in DC, a person close to him said, CNN reported.