Washington: US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday, according to a statement from the White House doctor, although he has no symptoms and is feeling “pretty well”.
Biden, who tested positive for the disease nine days ago but then tested negative twice earlier this week, will resume isolation procedures and his positive test is believed to be the “rebound” positivity experienced by some patients with COVID, according to White House physician Dr. Kevin. O’Connor.
Biden’s positive test is believed to be the “rebound” positivity experienced by some COVID patients, according to the White House physician. Credit:
Biden tweeted about his positive case, saying it can happen to a “small minority of people.”
“I have no symptoms but will be isolating for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work and will be back on the road soon,” he tweeted.
The positive test jeopardizes a Tuesday trip to Michigan that Biden had planned to promote the recent passage of legislation to boost the semiconductor industry, which the White House announced earlier Saturday.
O’Connor said Biden, who is 79, tested negative for the past four days and there are no plans to restart treatment given his lack of symptoms.
Biden previously described his experience with COVID as mild, saying he was able to continue working while in isolation and attributed his relative ease with the disease to vaccines and other treatments.
O’Connor had previously said Biden would be tested periodically to watch for a possible case of “rebound” COVID-19, which some patients who have been treated with Paxlovid, the drug the president received, can experience.