Former US President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID; here are his symptoms

Former US President Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID. In a tweet, Obama has said that though he is showing few symptoms which are commonly seen during COVID infection, he is “feeling fine otherwise”.

“I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative. It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down,” Obama tweeted on March 14.

Pressing the need for vaccination, Obama has said, “It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.”

Michelle Obama has tested negative. Both of them were vaccinated in March, 2021 and have also taken the booster dose which is the third dose after the first two series of vaccination.

“When you can get the COVID-19 vaccine, I hope you do—Barack and I are certainly glad we did. It’s our best shot at beating this virus, looking out for one another, and getting back to some of the things we miss. Getting vaccinated will save lives—and that life could be yours,” Michelle Obama has said in one of her posts on Instagram.

What are his symptoms?

He has been experiencing a scratchy throat for the last couple of days.

COVID has been affecting people in several ways and a number of symptoms have been spotted in the last three years.

In the third wave of COVID for which the Omicron variant is hugely responsible, scratchy throat has been spotted as a common symptom. As per reports, patients in South Africa, the UK, and the US reported scratchy throats prior to other symptoms. Usually this symptom persists for three to four days, experts say.

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Scratchy throat is accompanied by a pain or a scratchy feeling in the throat which worsens while talking, eating and swallowing. Often the individual experiences a burning sensation in the throat.

Among other COVID symptoms are fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, altered consciousness, muscle or joint pain, headache, loss of smell or taste, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, rash, red or irritated eye, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhoea.