Biden’s illness highlights the endurance of a pandemic that has killed millions of people worldwide and upturned the global economy
Biden’s illness highlights the endurance of a pandemic that has killed millions of people and upturned the global economyPresident Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, finally contracting the virus whose control and ultimate defeat he had made a centerpiece of his campaign for the White House. Picture: BLOOMBERG
“He has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned meetings at the White House this morning via phone and Zoom from the residence,” Jean-Pierre said in the statement. The president had planned to travel Thursday to Pennsylvania for a speech on gun safety and crime and a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.
Anyone in a small meeting with the president generally has to take a Covid-19 rapid test. Those who test negative are given a brightly coloured bracelet. But the president has recently attended larger events where not all attendees are tested. One White House official said it was business as usual at the building on Thursday, with Biden participating in meetings by Zoom.Biden tested positive first on an antigen test and then again on a PCR test, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memo released by the White House.
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