The president of the United States, Joe Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 this Wednesday, which is why he has canceled his attendance at a campaign event that was going to take place in Las Vegas and where he was going to give a speech to to ensure the support of voters in the Hispanic American community at a decisive moment for the presidential elections.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has reported that the 81-year-old president has begun returning to his Delaware residence, where he will continue to “fully perform all of his duties” while he will be isolated. . Likewise, she recalled that he is vaccinated – with the booster doses – and added that he is experiencing mild symptoms.
The statement adds a note from Biden’s doctor, which indicates that during the afternoon he presented symptoms such as a runny nose and cough. “Since he was not feeling better, he took a COVID-19 test (…) and the results were positive,” he confirmed, before indicating that they will do a new confirmatory test. The doctor has added that both his blood oxygen level and his temperature are within the parameters.
“I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon, but I feel fine and I thank everyone for their well wishes. I will isolate myself while I recover, and during this time I will continue to do my work for the good of the American people,” said Biden, who During the day he participated in an interview and met with supporters in a local market, through his profile on the social network X.
Shortly before, Janet Murguia, president and executive director of UnidosUS, an organization to strengthen the Latin community in the country, confirmed the president’s infection and his cancellation of the event: “Thank you all very much for your patience and understanding. Unfortunately, I have just speaking on the phone with Biden and he has made me share in his deep disappointment for not being able to join us,” he expressed.
“The president has been to many events as we all know and he just tested positive. So, of course, we understand that he has to take the precautions that have been recommended to him and, obviously, he did not want to put anyone in danger,” he added. .
During the day, Biden, in the midst of increasing tensions within his party, the Democrat, to abandon his aspirations for re-election, assured that he would reconsider his presidential candidacy if a doctor diagnosed him with an illness. Around twenty congressmen have spoken out against his candidacy, the last to do so was the influential California representative Adam Schiff.
His political formation is in a complicated position due to fears that, due to the president’s poor performance in the debate against his future rival, Donald Trump, he will not be able to defeat him in the election that will be held on the 8th. of November. The Republican candidate, for his part, has received virtually unanimous support from his party since this weekend’s assassination attempt.
