Colombia president catches H1N1 flu

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Columbian President Alvaro Uribe has contracted the A/H1N1 virus. Doctors say Uribe is being treated and he is "progressing satisfactorily."

Every one gets sick sometime.

Columbia has reported a new case of A/H1N1----President Alvaro Uribe.

According to the country's medical authorities, the president has come down with the virus.

Presidential Spokesman, said, "First: the National Health Institute has confirmed that the President tested positive for the virus A/H1N1. Second: the clinical progress of the President, according to the medical evaluation carried out last night and today, is satisfactory."

The 57-year-old president started to show symptoms on Friday, at a South American Summit in Argentina. Just a day later, he was diagnosed to have contracted the fast-spreading virus.