United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
Biden is “vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
According to the statement, the positive test came following an event Biden attended in Nevada.
Biden will be returning to his private residence in Delaware “where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,” Jean-Pierre said.
Biden’s doctor said the president had shown “upper respiratory symptoms” in the afternoon, including a runny nose and a cough.
His physician said the results of a PCR confirmation test are still pending but Biden has received the first dose of the COVID drug Paxlovid,.
Biden, 81, last tested positive for COVID-19 two years ago. At the time, he only suffered from mild symptoms, according to the White House. READ ALSO:
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Due to his advanced age, the U.S. president is considered to be at higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19.
The latest positive result comes as Biden’s mental acuity and physical condition are increasingly being scrutinised amid growing concern that he may not be fit enough to run for a second term in November’s presidential elections.(dpa/NAN)
