BREAKING - President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Thursday.
— President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing"very mild symptoms," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.made by Pfizer, Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The positive test is the first known time Mr. Biden has contracted the coronavirus.
Mr. Biden's antigen test first detected the coronavirus, and the result was confirmed by a PCR test, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the White House physician, said in areleased by the White House. He is experiencing a runny nose, an occasional dry cough and fatigue. Prior to Thursday's test, he had most recently been screened for COVID-19 on Tuesday and the result was negative, Jean-Pierre said. First lady Dr. Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday morning in Delaware, according to her spokesman Michael LaRosa. The first lady also confirmed her negative test to reporters Thursday in Detroit.
Mr. Biden will continue to"work in isolation until he tests negative," Jean-Pierre said, after which he will return to working in-person. The White House will provide daily updates on the president's status"out of an abundance of transparency," she continued. to Pennsylvania on Thursday, first to Wilkes-Barre for remarks unveiling a crime prevention plan, and then to Philadelphia for a fundraising reception for the Democratic National Committee.
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