The White House confirmed that the US President joe biden He is infected with the Corona virus, indicating that he suffers from mild symptoms after contracting the disease.
And he added in a statement, today, Thursday, that Biden will be isolated, and he will work remotely, noting that the condition of everyone who had contact with him during the past days will be monitored.
For his part, Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath correspondent reported that the White House pledged transparency in disclosing the president’s health condition.
Cough and tired
In turn, Kevin O’Connor, the US president’s doctor, said in a letter to the White House spokeswoman after the president tested positive for the Corona virus that Biden suffers from a runny nose and fatigue accompanied by a dry cough at times.
O’Connor added in his letter to spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre, that Biden had slight symptoms on Wednesday evening, adding that he expected Biden to respond positively to treatment.
In addition, the White House stated that the tests of First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamla Harris are negative.
Sullivan injured last month
It is reported that US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was infected with the Corona virus, a week before he traveled with Biden to attend the summit meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized countries.
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National Security Council spokeswoman Adrian Watson said at the time that Sullivan had not been in close contact with the president and had not shown symptoms of the disease. She added that this was the first time Sullivan had contracted Covid.
The last test was negative
It is noteworthy that according to the protocol for any positive case in the White House, the medical unit there will inform everyone who met the president during the day, including any members of Congress and any members of the press who interacted with the president while he was traveling yesterday.
The president’s last previous test was on Tuesday, when he tested negative.