{"id":5439,"date":"2024-07-18T15:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:28:48","slug":"biden-tests-positive-for-covid-fueling-health-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/biden-tests-positive-for-covid-fueling-health-worries\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden tests positive for Covid, fueling health worries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition.<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said “I feel good” as he cut short a trip to Las Vegas and flew to his beach home in Delaware to go into isolation, which will take him off the campaign trail for days.<\/p>\n

Biden thanked well-wishers on X, adding that “I will be isolating as I recover, and during this time I will continue to work to get the job done for the American people.”<\/p>\n

The infection comes at a critical moment for Biden’s campaign, with the president seeking to show he is up to the job after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump sparked concerns about his health and calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.<\/p>\n

It is also the latest development in a tumultuous few days in an already frenetic White House race that saw Trump survive an assassination attempt at a campaign rally.<\/p>\n

Biden was forced to cancel a speech to a union representing Latino workers who will be crucial for his election bid, having attended a campaign event earlier in the day and given a radio interview.
\nHis spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was vaccinated and boosted, was now taking the Covid medication Paxlovid and “continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation.”<\/p>\n

White House doctor Kevin O’Connor said Biden had complained of suffering from a runny nose, a cough and “general malaise,” but that “his symptoms remain mild.”<\/p>\n

Biden was seen walking from his limousine to his plane at Las Vegas without a mask. “Good,” he said when asked how he felt, “I feel good.”<\/p>\n

Janet Murguia, the president of the Unidos union for Latino workers, told the crowd about the diagnosis shortly before the White House announcement.
\n– ‘Pass the torch’ –<\/strong>
\nPeople waiting for the speech said Biden’s health did not worry them despite the Covid diagnosis.
\n“I think he’s strong and he’s going to recover soon,” Anne Vilagut told AFP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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