This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and reinforced twice and has very mild symptoms. He has started taking Paxlovid. In accordance with CDC guidelines, it will be isolated in the White House and will continue to perform all of its functions fully during this time. He has contacted White House staff members by phone this morning and will participate in their scheduled White House meetings this morning by phone and Zoom from the residence.
Under the White House protocol for positive cases of COVID, which goes beyond the guidance of the CDC, it will continue to work in isolation until it fails. Once negative, he will return to work in person.
With great transparency, the White House will provide a daily update on the president’s status as long as he continues to perform all office functions while isolated.
In accordance with the standard protocol for any positive case in the White House, the White House Medical Unit will report all close contacts of the President during the day today, including members of Congress and members of the press who they interacted with the president during yesterday’s trip. The president’s last preliminary test for COVID was on Tuesday, when it gave a negative result.