2023-09-05 07:17:44
The first lady of the United States, Jill Bidentested positive for COVID-19 on Monday in a diagnostic test, but is currently only experiencing mild symptoms, his spokesman said.
President Joe Biden took a test after his wife tested positive, but his results came back negative.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue to be regularly tested and monitored for symptoms.
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Jill Biden will stay at the couple’s home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the time being, communications director Elizabeth Alexander said.
Biden intends to travel to New Delhi on Thursday to participate in the G20 leaders’ summit, which takes place between September 9 and 10, and from there he plans to go to Vietnam.
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The president, who at 80 is the oldest president in the history of the United States, already had COVID-19 in July of last year.
Jill Biden’s contagion comes amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States, where hospitalizations have increased 31% in the past two weeks, according to federal data.
In any case, it is difficult to know how many cases there are currently in the United States because many states have stopped counting them..
(With information from EFE and AP)
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