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MARCH 13, 2022 / 4:06 PM

Former President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19

By Daniel Uria

  

Former Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19 and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama has tested negative, he announced on Twitter Sunday. File Pool Photo by Patrick Semansky/UPI | License Photo

March 13 (UPI) — Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a post on Twitter, the 44th president described experiencing minor symptoms leading up to the positive test and confirmed his wife, former first lady Michell Obama, had tested negative.