During a trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden, who is under fire from fellow Democrats for his reluctance to drop out of the presidential campaign, was diagnosed with COVID-19, Voice of America reports. “However, the president is experiencing only mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced, revealing the 81-year-old U.S. president tested positive after the president of UnidosUS, a Latino advocacy organization, said Biden would be unable to speak at a scheduled event due to the diagnosis.“He is immunized and protected”, Jean-Pierre added.Minutes after the announcement, the president's motorcade was on its way from the Las Vegas radio station to the airport. The White House said the president was returning to Delaware to self-isolate.Joe Biden greeted a couple dozen people at a Mexican restaurant before heading to a closed-door interview. When Biden was late to the start of the UnidosUS event, the organizer announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Joe Biden is diagnosed with COVID-19
18.07.2024 15:33 |
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