Following the White House’s announcement that Joe Biden was suffering from COVID-19, President Joe Biden maintained his good health and continued to work hard on Thursday.
A video was posted to Twitter by the 79 year-old to try to calm the nation.
Hi guys, you probably heard it: I have tested positive for COVID this morning,” he declared, standing on the White House balcony that overlooks the south lawn.
But I was double vaccinated. I was double boosted. I feel my symptoms are quite mild. I truly appreciate your concerns and questions.
“I am doing well.” I’m able to do a lot of work. It’s going to keep me busy.
“And while you wait, we appreciate your concern. Keep the faith. It will all be fine.
Biden cancelled a trip to Pennsylvania, on which he was scheduled to announce funding increases for police. Jill will remain with him until his results are negative.
However, White House officials insist Biden is completing a complete work program.
Jill tested negative, despite having been close contacts, and said that her husband is doing well.
She said that she spoke to him only a few moments ago during her trip to Detroit. He’s fine.
Biden was given two doses Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine before entering office. Biden received his first booster shot on September 30th, and the second one on March 30, 2013.
He had taken strict precautions at the White House to avoid contracting the virus even though it was close to his advisers.
Until now.
“This morning President Biden was tested for COVID-19. Karine Jean-Pierre (Press Secretary) stated that President Biden has been fully vaccinated, twice boosted, and is experiencing mild symptoms.
‘He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time.’
Biden’s older age, history of nonmelanoma skin carcinomas, and fact that he is on drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent blood clots could all indicate that Biden may be vulnerable to severe illnesses.
After he was confirmed positive for COVID-19, Joe Biden thanked his public in a video message.
The White House released an earlier photograph on Thursday of President Joe Biden working in his residence.
According to the office of Jill Biden, who was a close friend, but had failed to test positive, it would not affect her Georgia and Michigan schedules. According to her, her husband is doing fine.
Biden’s doctor explained that the symptoms of dry cough and runny nose as well as fatigue started Wednesday evening.
Biden’s travel and contacts will be scrutinized for potential sources. Symptoms typically develop within 5 days.
Biden visited Saudi Arabia six days ago and bumped into the controversial Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. He was also forced to stop remarks earlier in Israel due to a severe coughing fit.
While Washington’s political elite was affected by the virus, from Vice President Kamala Hari to Cabinet Secretaries and subsequent press secretaries, Biden was not among those who were confirmed.
This was partly due to stringent security measures that protected the commander in chief, including not serving water to his guests in his presence (lest they remove their masks) and sitting him at 10ft away from all participants during meetings.
Doctor Kevin O’Connell said that symptoms started Wednesday night.
A letter to the secretary of press he stated that he expected the president would respond positively to treatment.
He wrote that President Biden was experiencing mild symptoms. These include rhinorhea, or ‘runny nostril’, and fatigue. The dry cough started last evening.
Jill Biden, according to the office of the First Lady, had tested positive for HIV in Detroit on Thursday morning. She would continue following her scheduled schedules in Michigan and Georgia.
A White House official confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris also had negative results.
According to the official, ‘She spoke last Tuesday with President Trump’. The official said that she spoke with the president via phone today.
Harris’s trip to North Carolina, which is on schedule, will proceed as expected. However, the Vice President will not be seen throughout due to CDC advice.
Jean-Pierre claimed that Biden received his last negative test on Tuesday.
The White House will keep him updated on his health every day and he can participate in the planned meetings through Zoom or phone.
She said that ‘he will continue working in isolation until he tests positive, consistent with the White House protocol regarding positive COVID cases. This goes beyond CDC guidance’.
“Once the test is negative, he can return to work in person.”
Top White House officials in recent months have been matter-of-fact about the likelihood of the president getting COVID, a measure of how engrained the virus has become in society — and of its diminished threat for those who are up to date on their vaccinations and with access to treatments.
The best weapon to combat COVID infection is now the Paxlovid from Pfizer.
This has been shown to result in a 90% decrease in deaths and hospitalizations among those most susceptible to severe illness.
Biden addressed more than 2600 guests at the Whitehouse Correspondents’ Association dinner in April 30. He acknowledged that there are risks to attending large events. However, he said it was well worth it.
He stated, “I understand there are some questions as to whether or not we should be here tonight because COVID,” “Well, it’s because we want to show that the country has gotten through this pandemic.
However, the White House went to extraordinary lengths to make sure Biden remains healthy.
Biden was positive for COVID-19 the morning after his speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday. According to officials, his most recent negative test came on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris, vice president, was a positive response to reporters asking how Biden is doing since landing in Charlotte North Carolina for a broadband conference.
Biden will join meetings by Zoom and phone from his White House residence on Thursday. This is the exterior after Biden’s positive test.
Biden spoke in Massachusetts on Wednesday. In the weeks leading to the midterms, Biden has increased his travel. His poll numbers are declining and Democrats face defeat by the Republicans.
Photo of President Joe Biden, left) and the fist-pumping Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right as he arrived in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) for Friday’s meeting.
Biden was COVID-positive on Saturday, with a little cough and fist bump from MBS. He also took a break from public events Monday.
Thursday, July 14th – Biden travels to Israel for a visit at a packed stadium
One-on-one talks were held with the president and Israel’s Prime Minster Yair Lapid.
Also, Lapid was present at the meeting of the I2U2, which consisted of leaders from Israel India and the United Arab Emirates.
He attended Herzog’s reception and was there to witness the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games (also known as the Jewish Olympics).
Biden spoke to US athletes in the opening ceremony for the Maccabiah Games, Jerusalem.
Biden poses with his fans at Maccabiah Games Jerusalem on Thursday, Jul 14
At the Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, the Maccabiah Games opened to a huge crowd.
Friday, July 15th – Biden coughs and fist bumps MBS during a Jerusalem Press Conference
Biden bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while he was arriving in Jeddah to meet with him and his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud.
He later gave a briefing to the press where DailyMail.com asked him his response to criticisms of the kind gesture. He said that it was a ridiculous question.
Biden arrived in Jeddah after a visit to Jerusalem where he gave a public address. Biden also visited the West Bank, the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abubas, as well as visiting the Church of the Nativity.
The president mumbled through his remarks during an East Jerusalem Hospital Network Event.
He told a story about a previous brain anuerysm: ‘I was making a speech and I had a terrible headac- — (coughs) — excuse me — a terrible headache. And — sorry — (takes a sip of water) — (coughs) — I swallowed wrong. It gave me a horrible headache. These were years ago.
Saturday 16 July – Biden holds a full-day of meetings in Jeddah Saudi Arabia
On Saturday the president had a full day of bilateral meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Prime Ministers Mustafa Al-Kadhimi of Iraq, Abdel Fattah al Sisi Egypt and Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.
These meetings took place as part of GCC+3 – which brought together the leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain), as well as heads of states of the United States and Egypt.
Biden had wanted to make a deal about oil production during high prices.
With public comments, he concluded his 24-hour stint in Saudi Arabia by voicing not-so subtle criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. He mentioned the Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi killing and said citizens should be free to question or criticize their leaders without fear.
Biden was then back in Washington and back at the White House just before midnight.
Sunday 17 July – Biden is at Mass
Biden was at Holy Trinity, Georgetown on Sunday evening.
Monday: Day of Rest
After returning from his Middle East trip, the President took Monday off to rest.
Tuesday, February 2, 2009 – Biden will meet with the Ukrainian first lady
On Tuesday the president and First Lady Jill met with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska at the White House. Zelenska received a bouquet full of flowers from him and was photographed touching her neck and getting close enough to take photos.
Wednesday: Biden visits Massachusetts
Biden spoke in Somerset (Massachusetts) on Wednesday about climate change.
Brayton Point Power Station is New England’s biggest coal-fired power station. It has been transformed into an offshore cable factory to produce cables for wind farms. Biden claimed that Congress failed to take action on climate change and blamed Republicans instead of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia.
He announced that he was now a cancer survivor after an accidently making a mistake. He spoke about pollution and how it causes cancer. ‘That’s why I — and so damn many other people I grew up with — have cancer,’ he said. Biden underwent several non-melanoma surgeries to remove skin cancers before becoming President.
The president and first lady Jill of Ukraine met Tuesday with Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian First Lady.
Biden is seen with Herzog at the Maccabiah Games opening ceremonies
Jordanian King Abdullah II, (L), meets U.S. president Joe Biden (R), at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit. It took place in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2017.
Joe Biden (L) is the US President. Yair Lepid, Israel’s interim Prime Minister, holds hands with Joe Biden before the joint press conference that began in Jerusalem on July 14.
At a meeting of governors in February, he was the one who received a glass if water. He sat over 10 feet from Harris and other attendees.
The N95 version is more secure and has been given to staff who enter with surgical masks.
Biden isn’t the only leader in the world to succumb to the virus.
Donald Trump was admitted to hospital for three nights on October 20, 2020. While his health was not immediately apparent, the aids tried to minimize the extent of the illness. However, some believed that Trump might be dying from the rush for the most recent drugs.
Biden and his Administration have taken preventative measures more carefully than the predecessors.
Biden stated that the decreasing number of patients and the efficacy of vaccines made it safe for Americans to return to normal in the State of the Union Address at the beginning of March.
He said, “Tonight, we’re moving forward safe and back to our more regular routines.” It’s now that Americans can get back to work, and fill their great cities again.
Some of this optimism has been reaffirmed by the recent emergence of new variants. The BA.5 variant, in particular, is believed to have contributed to a new rise in cases.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that while it was important to not allow it to disrupt your life, “but it cannot be denied that it is something that you must deal with.”
Biden had been scheduled to visit Philadelphia to attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Thursday night, but the White House cancelled his plans and Biden returned home to Delaware on Saturday.
Biden’s presidential campaign featured socially distant events. He had reporters sit in circle to make sure they were at least six feet from each other, as opposed to Donald Trump’s more casual campaign.
Trump, Biden’s predecessor, was in hospital for 3 days with COVID-19 just before the 2020 presidential election.