US President Joseph Biden has covid, which was determined by testing after the event in Las Vegas, the White House announced. As stated, the president received vaccines and boosters, and has milder symptoms.
The statement added that Biden will return home to Delaware where he will self-isolate and continue to perform his duties. The public will, as stated, be informed about his health condition while he is in isolation.
The White House added in a statement that in the afternoon, Biden felt symptoms in the upper respiratory tract - a runny nose and a nonproductive cough, and that he felt weak. He was tested for covid and the result was positive.
"The president will be in self-isolation in accordance with the instructions of the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) for those who have symptoms. His symptoms are mild, his breathing is normal, his temperature is normal, and his saturation is 97 percent. He also received the first dose of Paxlovid." , the announcement states.
The White House confirmed that Biden has covid after the president of the organization UnidosUS, which deals with the human rights of the Latino population, announced that the US president will not be able to speak at their event in Las Vegas because he has covid.
Shortly after the announcement, the motorcade in which the president was headed headed to the airport, after he recorded an interview for a radio station. Before that interview, Biden was greeting people from Mexico. When the UnidosUS event was delayed, it was announced that he was positive for the virus, reports Reuters.
Biden spent two nights in Vegas, campaigning.
For weeks, the president has been under pressure from some Democrats to withdraw from the race for re-election because he is too old, and another candidate would be a better choice.
Earlier in the day, Biden was dealt a blow by well-known Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff of California, who said it was time for Biden to hand the reins to someone else.
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