President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, according to a letter from the president's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, possibly a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage. Patients treated with providing." is done."
Biden has "experienced a resurgence of symptoms and is feeling quite well" and as a result, will not resume treatment, the White House said. O'Connor said the president tested negative Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning, and Friday morning before testing positive Saturday morning.
"However, given his positive antigen test, he will resume strict isolation procedures," the doctor noted. Celebrating his return in remarks from the White House Rose Garden, Biden stopped isolating on Wednesday after testing negative in successive antigen tests.
Biden's doctor said the president is not experiencing any symptoms but will remain in isolation at the White House. He canceled plans to travel to his home in Delaware on Sunday and to Michigan, where he was expected to tout a recently passed bill aimed at boosting U.S. semiconductor production on Tuesday, the White House said Saturday.
Biden accordingly "increased the cadence of his testing, both to protect those around him and to ensure rapid detection of any return of viral replication," O'Connor wrote in the latest memo, which was released Saturday afternoon.
The President tested negative for Covid on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but tested positive on Saturday morning in an antigen test. "This actually represents 'rebound' positivity," the doctor wrote.
Biden's age puts him at risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people over the age of 65 account for more than 81% of deaths from the virus, which has killed more than 1 million people in the United States alone.
The President first tested positive for Covid on July 21. He experienced "mild symptoms," including a dry cough, runny nose, and fatigue, O'Connor said at the time. Biden began working in isolation but returned to the Oval Office five days later after testing negative for Covid twice in 24 hours.
"The president has not experienced a recurrence of symptoms and is feeling quite well," O'Connor wrote in a memo Saturday after Biden's rebound test. "That being the case, there is no reason to restart treatment at this time, but we will obviously continue to monitor closely."
“However, given his positive antigen test, he will resume strict isolation procedures. As I've said before, the president is going to be extremely conscientious about protecting any executive residence, White House, Secret Service, and other personnel whose duties require proximity (even if socially distanced) to him," O'Connor wrote.
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