The #White_House reveals #Biden's condition and symptoms of "#Covid 19"
The White House said, on Friday, that US President Joe Biden is preparing for a busy work day, despite his continuing to suffer from mild symptoms of Covid-19, one day after he was diagnosed with the virus, at a time when a highly contagious mutated strain is leading a new wave of infections in the country. United State.
Ashish Jha, the White House coordinator for the fight against COVID-19, said in an interview with CNN that Biden is "fine" and improving.
A letter written by the US President's doctor and published by the White House on Friday showed that Biden tolerated treatment well and that his symptoms had improved.
The letter added that vital signs, including Biden's pulse, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygen saturation, were still "completely normal."
Biden was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Thursday, when the White House said he had mild symptoms and would continue to work, but from isolation.
The White House sought to convey the impression that business is going on as usual, Friday, by publishing another picture of Biden signing legislation the day before, while he was wearing a black mask.
Biden, 79, the oldest US president to date, is scheduled to hold three online meetings with his aides Friday, including economic, legislative and national security officials, according to his schedule issued by the White House.
"We'll try to get him to get some rest, but I know he wants to have a busy day," Jha told MSNBC separately. "We'll see what we can bargain for in terms of making sure he gets at least some rest. But he has a very busy day ahead of him."
And Kevin O'Connor, the White House physician, explained Thursday that Biden began suffering from a runny nose, fatigue and a dry, intermittent cough late Wednesday, and that he began taking the antiviral drug Baxilovide.
Biden, who received the vaccination and two boosters, said in a video posted to his Twitter account that he was "fine". He also said in the 21-second clip that he was "doing a lot of work" and would continue to do so.
Jha said it was not yet clear where Biden, who had recently returned from a tour of the Middle East, caught the coronavirus.
He told CNN that he was not aware of any infection among those close to Biden in the recent period, but the White House would continue to track contacts.
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