In this file handout picture taken on January 21, 2021 and released by the Argentinian Presidency, Argentina s President Alberto Fernandez is being inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 at the Posadas Hospital on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Photo by ESTEBAN COLLAZO /AFP
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Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he tested positive for Covid-19 after taking a preliminary antigen test for his fever.
Fernandez said in a tweet that he is currently isolated while waiting for the results of a polymerase chain reaction test, which is more definitive. The Argentine leader took a first dose of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in a public hospital in Buenos Aires province in January and received a second dose on Feb. 11, his press office confirmed.
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