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It was Caracol Televisión that released the result of the COVID-19 test of Juan Roberto Vargas, who said on Blu Radio that he believes he was infected in Barranquilla, while he was covering the assembly of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
“I am quite sore. This started like a plague, a bone-breaking plague, but here we go. We go with the saturation well, the controlled temperature; yes, a lot of pain, but fine, ”said Vargas, who was heard coughing several times in the interview.
The director of Noticias Caracol pointed out on the station that his symptoms – pain in his throat and bones. They began when he returned from the event in Barranquilla, in which he interviewed President Iván Duque.
About, Vargas assured that although neither he nor Duque wore masks during the dialogue, they did maintain social distancing about three meters; moreover, he said, they only took off their masks as soon as they started filming.
The journalist added that he has been taking care of himself for more than a year, which is why he pointed out that the “great moral” of this situation is that biosecurity measures should not be relaxed.
Now he is in recovery.
Caracol Televisión communicates that Juan Roberto Vargas has COVID-19
This is the statement that the channel sent to the media announcing the health status of the director of the newscast:
Caracol Televisión is allowed to communicate that today we have been informed that Juan Roberto Vargas, director of Noticias Caracol, tested positive for Covid-19, after working on the coverage of national events.
Faced with this situation, we have taken the measures recommended by the authorities in relation to the epidemiological fence and following the strict biosafety protocols of Caracol Televisión. All the people who were in contact with him in the last days will be under permanent monitoring.
Juan Roberto is at home and we look forward to his speedy recovery.
