US President has mild symptoms of the disease and will continue to fulfill his agenda virtually in the coming days
The White House announced this Thursday (21.Jul.2022) that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, received the positive diagnosis for covid-19.
According to the statement, the president has a complete vaccination schedule and has mild symptoms of the disease. Treatment is carried out with Paxlovid, a drug from Pfizer indicated for the treatment of mild and moderate cases of the disease.
Biden will continue to work during the isolation period. He spoke with government officials during the morning by phone and is expected to participate in meetings through the Z platform.oom. He will only return to face-to-face appointments after testing negative for the disease.
Everyone who has had close contact with the President during the last 2 days will be informed. The last Covid-19 test carried out by Biden was last Tuesday (July 19), when he had a negative result.
Read White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s full statement:
“This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and raised twice and experiences very mild symptoms. He started taking Paxlovid. In accordance with CDC guidelines, he will self-isolate at the White House and continue to perform all of his duties fully during this time. He was in contact with White House staff members by phone this morning and will attend their planned White House meetings this morning by phone and Zoom from the residence.
“Consistent with the White House protocol for positive COVID cases, which goes beyond CDC guidance, he will continue to work in isolation until he tests negative. As soon as he tests negative, he will return to face-to-face work.
“For an abundance of transparency, the White House will provide a daily update on the President’s status as he continues to perform all duties of office while in isolation.
“In accordance with standard protocol for any positive case in the White House, the White House Medical Unit will inform all close contacts of the President during this day, including any Members of Congress and any members of the press who have interacted with the President during this day. yesterday’s trip. The president’s last previous test for COVID was on Tuesday when he tested negative.”
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