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Former US President Barack Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Americans to Get Vaccinated
Former US President Barack Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Americans to Get Vaccinated
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While many parts of the US have rolled back COVID-19 mitigation mandates, the contagious disease still accounts for a steep percentage of deaths, when compared... 13.03.2022, Sputnik International
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Former US President Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19, the two-term commander-in-chief revealed Sunday. It remains unclear whether he is presently in isolation.His wife, the former first lady, Michelle Obama, tested negative for the contagious disease. Obama emphasized that his diagnosis serve as a reminder for Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Former US President Donald Trump was reportedly hospitalized in October 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19. According to the New York Times, many believed the then-US president would be put on a ventilator, as Trump's blood oxygen levels were reported to have dipped. Trump reportedly has a lung condition linked to pneumonia. The US has logged more than 967,500 COVID-19-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, and has recorded over 79.5 million cases of the contagious disease. On Thursday, March 10, the number of hospitalized COVID-19-positive Americans fell below 30,000 for the first time since July 2021.Let's stay in touch no matter what! Follow our Telegram channel to get all the latest news: https://t.me/sputniknewsus
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Former US President Barack Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19, Urges Americans to Get Vaccinated
19:49 GMT 13.03.2022 (Updated: 23:01 GMT 13.03.2022) While many parts of the US have rolled back COVID-19 mitigation mandates, the contagious disease still accounts for a steep percentage of deaths, when compared to other seasonal respiratory viruses such as the flu.
Former US President Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19, the two-term commander-in-chief revealed Sunday. It remains unclear whether he is presently in isolation.
His wife, the former first lady, Michelle Obama, tested negative for the contagious disease.
"I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," Obama said in a Sunday afternoon tweet. "Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative."
Obama emphasized that his diagnosis serve as a reminder for Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Former
US President Donald Trump was reportedly hospitalized in October 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19.
According to the New York Times, many believed the then-US president would be put on a ventilator, as Trump's blood oxygen levels were reported to have dipped. Trump reportedly has a lung condition linked to pneumonia.
The US has logged more than
967,500 COVID-19-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, and has recorded over 79.5 million cases of the contagious disease.
On Thursday, March 10, the number of hospitalized COVID-19-positive Americans fell below 30,000 for the first time since July 2021.
Let's stay in touch no matter what! Follow our Telegram channel to get all the latest news: https://t.me/sputniknewsus 
