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President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, Scripps News has confirmed. The president was scheduled to speak at an event for UnidosUS but has canceled that appearance.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president tested positive after an event in Las Vegas, and said he is vaccinated and boosted and had mild symptoms. The president will return to Delaware and self-isolate at his beach home in Rehoboth while he works, the White House said. The president's doctor said he was experiencing upper respiratory symptoms including a runny nose and a non-productive cough with"general mailaise." When the president reported not feeling well he was give a COVID-19 test and the results came back as positive. A PCR test to confirm the results was pending by Wednesday afternoon.
The doctor said President Biden's respiratory rate was normal and his temperature was normal at 97.8 along with a normal pulse oximetry recorded at 97%, the doctor said, per a statement obtained by Scripps News. President Biden received a first dose of Paxlovid. The president and CEO of UnidosUS, Janet Murguía said,"Regrettably, 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. So of course, we understand that he needs to take the precautions that were recommended and he did not want to put anybody at risk.
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