President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently experiencing mild symptoms, as confirmed by the White House on Wednesday. The President, 81, tested positive after participating in his first event in Las Vegas, where he was scheduled to speak at the UnidosUS annual conference later that day.

President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 (President of the United States of America, X @POTUS)

Biden's physician reported that he exhibited symptoms such as a runny nose, non-productive cough, and general malaise. Despite feeling well enough to attend his initial event, he was later tested for COVID-19 due to not feeling better, and the results came back positive. The President has started taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication, and is now self-isolating at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, following the guidelines set by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The news of Biden's diagnosis was first shared publicly by UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía during the conference. She informed attendees that Biden was deeply disappointed about not being able to attend the event as planned. "I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. The president has been at many events as we all know and he just tested positive for Covid," Murguía announced, explaining his absence.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre provided additional details from Biden's doctor, highlighting the President's mild upper respiratory symptoms and confirming the positive test result. Meanwhile, CNN has reached out to both the Biden campaign and the White House for further comments on the situation.