Biden tests negative for Covid and ends five-day isolation

Joe Biden has examined damaging for Covid-19 and can discontinue his isolation after contracting the virus final Thursday, his physician mentioned Wednesday.

In a letter, Kevin O’Connor mentioned the US president had examined damaging for Covid-19 on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, and has accomplished the five-day isolation interval beneficial by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC).

Biden additionally completed a five-day course of the antiviral Paxlovid, a drugs to scale back the severity of the sickness, and has additionally discontinued any use of Tylenol.

“His signs have been steadily bettering, and are nearly fully resolved,” wrote O’Connor, including that Biden is fever-free.

The president tweeted out an image of a damaging fast take a look at with the caption: “Again to the Oval. Because of Doc for the great care, and to all of you in your assist.”

Biden, 79, is totally vaccinated, after receiving two doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shortly earlier than taking workplace. Biden has additionally gotten two booster photographs: a primary booster dose in September and a further shot on 30 March. O’Connor mentioned Biden will nonetheless be sporting a “well-fitting masks” for the subsequent 10 days when round different individuals.

Biden’s sickness put the highlight on the White Home’s coronavirus response coordinator, Ashish Jha, and the administration’s Covid technique of counting on vaccination, booster photographs and Paxlovid to assist sufferers with danger elements get well.

“They’re making an attempt to make an object lesson out of the president’s Covid case,” mentioned Andy Slavitt, a former senior adviser on the White Home’s Covid response staff, to Politico. “They wish to make some factors to the general public about the perfect methods to deal with it if you do get contaminated.”

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