{"id":149467,"date":"2022-04-09T16:29:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=149467"},"modified":"2022-04-09T21:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T01:45:41","slug":"prime-minister-of-antigua-and-barbuda-gaston-browne-tests-positive-for-covid-19-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-of-antigua-and-barbuda-gaston-browne-tests-positive-for-covid-19-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne tests positive for COVID-19 (+AUDIO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne today (April 9) confirmed his testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>

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Browne, appearing virtually on local radio station Pointe FM 99.1 on Saturday, said he received his diagnosis yesterday and was \u2018feeling fine\u2019. He only complained of a little nasal congestion.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotwithstanding the fact that I tested positive for COVID yesterday, I\u2019m doing fine. I\u2019m taking decongestants but other than that, I think I\u2019m doing well,\u201d he explained.<\/p>

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The prime minister seemed to credit his outlook on his diagnosis to the fact that he is fully vaccinated against the infectious disease and urged more Antiguans to do the same.<\/p>

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Browne also conceded that he understood that he would always be at high risk of contracting the virus being a public figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, the job is such [that] I\u2019m always exposed, which is why I took the opportunity to get vaccinated quickly. Other than this I\u2019m in good health. My oxygen levels [are] fine. I\u2019m feeling well; I don\u2019t have any loss of appetite, no loss of taste. No fever. No headaches. So, I\u2019m doing good,\u201d said Browne.<\/p>

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The most recent public appearance of the Antiguan leader, 55, was on April 7, when he presided over the official opening ceremony of the Villa Polyclinic in the capital St John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Listen to Browne here make the announcement:<\/p>

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