Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19: "Sore Throat but Otherwise Fine"

Former First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks Out

Former U.S. President Barack Obama [Photo by AP News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Former U.S. President Barack Obama announced on the 13th (local time) that he tested positive for COVID-19.

On the same day, former President Obama shared this on his official Twitter, saying, "My throat has been sore for a few days, but otherwise I am fine."

Having received a booster shot, he spent the winter in Hawaii and recently returned to Washington DC, where he tested positive, CNN reported. However, former First Lady Michelle Obama tested negative.

Former President Obama emphasized, "Michelle and I are grateful to have received the vaccine and booster shot," adding, "(Michelle testing negative) serves as a reminder that even though infections are decreasing, those who have not yet been vaccinated should get vaccinated."

The New York Times stated, "Former President Obama is not the first among current and former U.S. presidents to contract COVID-19," noting that "former President Donald Trump, who had downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 virus, tested positive near the end of his term in October 2020."

Meanwhile, last year, former President Obama participated in an advertising campaign urging Americans to get vaccinated alongside former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter. In the ad, he said, "The COVID-19 vaccine means hope," and "The vaccine will protect you and your loved ones from a dangerous and deadly disease."

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