President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again this Sunday, one day after contracting a case of “rebound” of the pandemic virus; however, the White House doctor affirmed that the president continues to feel well.
“He will continue to direct the affairs of the American people from the Executive Residence,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor about the president of 79 years in a letter released by the White House.
“As I said before, the president he remains keenly aware of protecting any member of the Executive Residence, the White House, the Secret Service and other personnel whose duties require proximity to him,” O’Connor added.
The announcement comes a day after O’Connor reported that Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again in a rebound case, something the president himself confirmed in a Twitter post.
A statement issued by O’Connor on Saturday detailed that Biden had no new symptoms and that he felt fine.
The doctor explained that Biden’s result is part of the effects of the oral antiretroviral drug Paxlovid, which he took in recent days to counteract the symptoms of the disease, which was referred to as a possible “rebound effect” experienced by the president.
Biden tested positive for the first time on 21 July, and since then began a period of quarantine and Paxlovid antiviral treatment.
However, the president tested negative in two tests last Tuesday, so that he had resumed his public functions
“I feel very good. I hope it comes across that way… I hope I look as good as I normally do, which is not that good,” Biden joked Tuesday.
Friday 22 of July, O’Connor explained that the preliminary results of the tests carried out on the president indicated that it was very likely that he had been infected with the BA subvariant. 5.