WASHINGTON — President Biden’s symptoms of Covid-19 are “now almost completely resolved” as he nears the end of his Paxlovid treatment, ...
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s symptoms of Covid-19 are “now almost completely resolved” as he nears the end of his Paxlovid treatment, the White House doctor said Monday.
At this point, the president reports only residual runny nose and “minimal hoarseness,” according to the latest daily note released by Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, the president’s physician. “He does not suffer from any shortness of breath,” Dr O’Connor wrote.
Mr Biden remains in isolation at the White House and his schedule is constantly changing as his team waits for him to fully recover and test negative. But he has two virtual meetings on his Monday public schedule. During the lunch hour, he will deliver a video address at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives conference.
Later in the afternoon, he will participate in a meeting in a complex White House auditorium led by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo with business and labor leaders to discuss the Chip Act, a legislation providing subsidies and tax credits to companies that manufacture semiconductors in the United States. states. The Senate plans to hold a key test vote on the legislation later today.
The White House has not determined when Mr. Biden will be allowed to return to his duties in person while he waits to test negative. Dr. O’Connor reiterated that “he will continue to self-isolate in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations” and added that he is “very particularly conscientious in protecting one of the executive residences, the White House, the Secret Service, and other personnel whose duties require close (albeit socially distanced) proximity to him.
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