Four days after the completion of the first positive isolation, Biden is once again tightening his movements. AFP photo
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time and he was isolated againalthough he “continues to feel pretty good,” the White House doctor reported Saturday.
Biden, 79, “I tested positive on Saturday morning for an antigen test” and “will resume strict confinement measures,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor in a report reproduced by the AFP news agency.
He explained that the cases of “rebound” positivity is common among those who, like the president, have been treated with Paxlovid, Pfizer’s anticovid pill.
“President no further symptoms and still feeling pretty good. That being the case, there is no reason to resume treatment at this time. “
The second positive test occurred just three days after O’Connor had assured that Biden had tested negative for Covid-19 and that he did not need to continue the isolation that began on July 21, after the first positive test.
The contagion of the US head of state, in fact, had forced him to cancel the meeting he would have held in his country with Alberto Fernández.
Biden, who was vaccinated with a full dose and also received two booster doses, is determined to “protect everyone (…) who has to work near him,” be it White House personnel, guards. security or their environment, O «Connor pointed out.
Paxlovid is an antiviral treatment that reduces the ability of the virus to replicate, slowing the progression of the disease. It should be taken within the first few days after symptoms appear.
Joe Biden had announced his return to the Oval Office
On July 27, after six days of isolation for testing positive for coronavirus, the US head of state posted on his Twitter account: “Return to the Oval Office”.
Biden’s tweet included a photo of a COVID-19 rapid test with the line showing a negative result. “Thanks to Doc for your good attention and all of you for your support,” said the president’s tweet.
The White House announced that, according to preliminary results, he “probably” suffered from the BA.5 variant of the Omicron strain, responsible for between 75 and 80 percent of COVID infections in the United States.
With information from agencies
DB
Source: Clarin
