US President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 81-year-old has been vaccinated and has mild symptoms, the White House announced on Wednesday (local time). Biden, who was on a campaign trip to Las Vegas, will return to his private residence in the US state of Delaware, isolate himself there and continue to fully perform his official duties during this time. “I feel good,” Biden told reporters before his return flight.
He had been showing symptoms of an upper respiratory infection in the afternoon, including a runny nose, dry cough and general malaise, his doctor said. Biden has already received his first dose of the antiviral Covid drug Paxlovid. The diagnosis means Biden, who is currently facing a debate within his Democratic Party over his mental and physical fitness to run for president again, will not be able to speak as planned at an event hosted by the Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS.
Already multiple corona infections
Biden was in Las Vegas to canvass for votes, especially among the Hispanic population. Nevada is also a so-called swing state that cannot be assigned to either the Democrats or the Republicans with certainty. That is why candidates’ campaigns often focus on these states. The White House said Biden will now spend a long weekend at his beach house in Delaware. It remained unclear how long the US president would have to avoid campaign trips.
This is not the first corona case for Biden in the Oval Office: he had already tested positive for corona in July 2022. At that time, he was also treated with the drug Paxlovid and tested positive for the coronavirus again just a few days after the end of his corona isolation. It was a ‘relapse’ that occurs in rare cases in patients treated with Paxlovid, it was said at the time. According to the White House, Biden had a mild course two years ago.
Biden is in the risk group
Biden is in the risk group due to his advanced age. Biden’s health is always a topic of discussion, especially in view of the presidential elections in November. Biden wants to be confirmed as president after the elections in November. The Democrat is currently fighting on all fronts to save his presidential candidacy. The debate about him was fueled by the disastrous performance of the 81-year-old in the first televised duel with his Republican rival Donald Trump a few weeks ago.
Source: Krone
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