Joe Biden has tested positive for Corona for the second time in just a few days. That’s what he was planning to do when “the test got in the way”.
US President Joe Biden (79) has been infected again with the corona virus. Only on Wednesday (July 27) did he test negative twice after a corona infection and then ended self-isolation, as the White House announced.
A “rebound” infection
About the re-infection, Presidential Physician Kevin O’Connor says the 79-year-old has contracted what he calls “rebound COVID-positivity.” This has occurred in a number of patients who have been treated with the drug Paxlovid against the virus. This risk is known, so Biden has increased his testing frequency to protect those around him and to ensure early detection of re-infection.
The statement also said the president tested negative on Tuesday night, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning this week. On Saturday morning (July 30) he tested positive for the virus again. “The President has no symptoms and is feeling very well,” O’Connor said. “As this is the case, there is no reason the treatment [mit Paxlovid, Red.] to resume at this point”. Biden had “conscientiously” reintroduced “strict isolation measures”.
Actually, an unscheduled meeting was planned
For 10 days after recovering, Biden wanted to wear a “well-fitting” mask when around other people. Now that he has contracted rebound COVID he has gone back into isolation. On Instagram he is deliberately relaxed.
Alongside a photo showing him sitting on a porch and laughing into a cell phone, he wrote, “I was planning to make an extra trip to Capitol Hill this afternoon to meet with the families fighting to get the incinerator bill passed,” he said Plan.
But as is well known, things turned out differently and so he went on to write: “A positive corona test got in my way, but I want Minister McDonough [Denis McDonough, Kriegsveteranenminister der Vereinigten Staaten, Red.] Thank you for bringing pizza on my behalf and for connecting me with the families via FaceTime.”
First infection with “mild” symptoms
Biden had tested positive for Corona a week ago on Thursday morning (July 21) after not feeling well the night before. As the oldest president in United States history, the diagnosis raised some concerns. Biden is double-vaccinated and twice boosted, and his symptoms have been described as “mild” from the start. O’Connor quickly began treating Biden with Paxlovid, and after five full days of isolation he was able – with a mask – to socialize again.
During Biden’s illness, O’Connor provided daily updates on the president’s health, noting that his lungs were clear and his vitals normal, apart from a slightly elevated temperature at the beginning. By Tuesday (July 26), Biden’s symptoms had subsided enough for him to even resume his exercise program.
Source: Stern
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