US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID
Al JazeeraUS president releases video saying he is ‘doing well’, has ‘mild symptoms’ and is fully vaccinated with two boosters. Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced, but the United States president will continue to carry out his duties as he is experiencing “very mild symptoms”. In a briefing on Thursday afternoon, the White House COVID-19 coordinator said because Biden is fully vaccinated and had two booster shots, “His risk of serious illness is dramatically lower.” “He’s also getting treated with a very powerful antiviral, and that further reduces his risk of serious illness,” Dr Ashish Jha told reporters at the White House. “At this time we are fully under the impression that this is nothing more than someone who might be experiencing a common cold, something that Joe Biden has experienced as president before and therefore is fully in control and capable of carrying out his duties as president of the United States,” Al Jazeera’s White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett said. “He’s feeling good.” Vice President Kamala Harris, who caught COVID-19 back in April, tested negative following Biden’s diagnosis, the administration said.