Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has advised ABC Radio Melbourne that he’s “not 100 per cent however … doing OK” following yesterday’s COVID-19 analysis.
Albanese mentioned certainly one of his workers members just lately examined optimistic to the virus, prompting him to do a speedy antigen take a look at, which returned a adverse end result.
“Then I did one other RAT that was adverse once more after which [I had] slightly little bit of a tickle in my throat. So I did what the recommendation is and went and bought a PCR and, sadly, it has come up optimistic,” Albanese mentioned.
“I’m isolating whereas I’ve signs, which is what the well being recommendation is. I’ve been in contact with my physician as effectively to proceed to get recommendation and to get higher.
“I’m simply ingesting quite a lot of water at this stage.”
The PM added that he’s additionally taking ibuprofen and paracetamol to cope with the signs.
Requested whether or not the cellphone name was his “proof of life”, Albanese mentioned it was “one thing like that”.
“The excellent news for me is that the recommendation from my physician is, given I’ve had 4 pictures now, and it’s the second time I’ve contracted COVID, my immunity response ought to be fairly excessive. And due to this fact he’s anticipating that my signs shall be way more diminished than regular.”
The primary time Albanese contracted COVID-19 was throughout this 12 months’s federal election marketing campaign.