The White House announced in a statement on Thursday, July 18, 2024, that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.
The statement claims that Mr. Biden attended an event in Nevada, thereafter, he tested positive for COVID.
Joe Biden abruptly cancelled a speaking engagement, according to a White House announcement. He was due to speak on Wednesday afternoon at a conference in Las Vegas.
According to the article, Mr. Biden is going back to his own home in Delaware, “where he will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time and self-isolate.”
The president had displayed “upper respiratory symptoms” in the afternoon, including a runny nose and a cough, according to the statement from his physician.
The president has taken the first dose of the COVID medication Paxlovid, according to his doctor, but the results of a PCR confirmation test are still pending.
Joe Biden, who is 81 years old, last tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022. The White House claimed that at the time, he was experiencing only minor symptoms.
However, the President is thought to be more vulnerable to developing a serious COVID-19 illness because of his age.
This most recent event occurs amid the continuous discussions over Joe Biden’s physical and mental health in the run-up to the presidential election in November.
Even though there are concerns that his advanced age may cause him to lose to Donald Trump in November, Joe Biden has stated he is not withdrawing from the presidential contest.
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