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Rehoboth Beach —USA President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 for the second day in a row on Sunday, ending isolation at the White House with a trip to his Delaware vacation home and reunion with his wife, First Lady Jill Biden. I finished it.
Biden said COVID had kept him confined to the White House for more than two weeks and had his travels and events canceled, even though his symptoms were mild.
The president tested negative on Saturday, but waited until his second test was negative on Sunday before ending his isolation.
"He will safely return to public engagement and presidential travel," Biden's personal physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a note.
Biden flew to Delaware on Sunday morning.
Biden, 79, told reporters outside his White House that he was "feeling good" as he left for Rehoboth Beach.
Biden first emerged from quarantine at the White House on July 27, after his COVID-19 test first tested positive on July 21. It is found in a small percentage of people taking the antiviral drug paxlovid.
Biden is scheduled to travel to Kentucky on Monday. With him back in his COVID-negative state, he's joining bill-signing at the White House this week on bills on semiconductor manufacturing, veterans' health, and climate and health care that could pass the Senate. You can celebrate your recent legislative victory. Sunday.
Biden suffered mild symptoms in his first match against COVID-19, including body aches and a cough. The president has been vaccinated and hardened against his illness.
During his illness, Biden emphasized following or exceeding the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for his COVID patients. He worked out of the White House mansion and had fun with his dog while the First Lady was away to avoid infection.
Biden and his wife were the first We hadn't seen each other since testing positive for his COVID-19. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Additional reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky and Chizu Nomiyama)
