WASHINGTON (HRNW) – U.S. President Joe Biden continues to have mild symptoms of COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, one day after he tested positive for the virus and as a highly contagious subvariant drives a new wave of cases in the United States.
“He was doing just fine” as of Thursday night, White House COVID Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told CNN.
“The symptoms were basically the same,” Jha said, adding that he would check the president s condition again on Friday morning. “As of 10 p.m. …. he said he was feeling just fine.”
The White House on Thursday announced that Biden had tested positive for COVID-19, was experiencing mild symptoms and would continue working but in isolation. read more
Biden, who at 79 is the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, is due to hold three virtual meetings on Friday, his public schedule released by the White House showed.
He began experiencing a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough late on Wednesday and is taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid, White House physician Kevin O Connor said on Thursday.
Fully vaccinated and twice boosted, Biden said he was “doing well” in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday. In the 21-second clip, he also said he was “getting a lot of work done” and would continue with his duties.
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