Tag: High-profile cases

Joe Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19: White House Physician

President Joe Biden tested negative for the first time after seven straight days of positive tests in the so-called rebound COVID-19 case. “This morning, his SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative,” White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a statement. “In an abundance of caution, the President will continue his strict isolation measures pending a…


Biden Tests Negative for COVID; Read White House Physician’s Letter

President Joe Biden tested negative for the first time after seven straight days of positive tests in the so-called rebound COVID-19 case. “This morning, his SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative,” White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a statement. “In an abundance of caution, the President will continue his strict isolation measures pending a…


Biden Tests Negative for COVID: White House Physician’s Letter

President Joe Biden tested negative for the first time after seven straight days of positive tests in the so-called rebound COVID-19 case. “This morning, his SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative,” White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a statement. “In an abundance of caution, the President will continue his strict isolation measures pending a…


Biden Still Has COVID ‘Cough’ 2 Weeks After Initial Diagnosis

President Joe Biden is still showing mild COVID-19 symptoms and again tested positive for the virus on Thursday morning, according to his doctor. The president is now in his fifth day of self-isolation following a second diagnosis of the virus, said White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor in a memo released Thursday by the White…


Biden to Remain in ‘Strict Isolation’ After COVID-19 Test

The White House confirmed President Joe Biden is still positive for COVID-19, nearly two weeks after initially being diagnosed with the virus. A memo sent by White House physician Kevin O’Connor said he is still positive as of Wednesday morning and experiencing an “occasional cough.” He will remain in “strict isolation” in the meantime, the…


Biden Still Positive for COVID-19 Amid ‘Rebound’ Infection: White House

The White House confirmed President Joe Biden is still positive for COVID-19, nearly two weeks after initially being diagnosed with the virus. A memo sent by White House physician Kevin O’Connor said he is still positive as of Wednesday morning and experiencing an “occasional cough.” “The president continues to feel well. This morning’s exam was…


Biden Symptomatic Again With COVID-19 ‘Rebound’ Infection: Doctor

President Joe Biden is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms as he deals with a Paxlovid-associated rebound infection, said the White House on Tuesday. “The president continues to feel well, though he is experiencing a bit of a return of a loose cough,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s personal physician, wrote in a Tuesday letter (pdf) in confirming that…


White House Identifies 6 Close Contacts Associated With Biden’s ‘COVID Rebound’ Case

The White House on Monday afternoon said that President Joe Biden had close contact with several individuals as he continues to test positive for COVID-19. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed to reporters that six close contacts were reported. She did not identify those people, while adding that Biden has a lingering cough but is…


Biden Still Positive for COVID-19 as He Deals With Pfizer Drug ‘Rebound’: Doctor

President Joe Biden again tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday due to a “rebound” of “positivity” sparked by the drug Paxlovid, according to his doctor in an update. Biden, 79, tested positive on Monday morning for the third day in a row, White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a letter (pdf) to press secretary…


White House Doctor: Biden ‘Unsurprisingly’ Still COVID-Positive in ‘Rebound’ Case

President Joe Biden “unsurprisingly” tested positive again for COVID-19 on Sunday but “continues to feel” well after he tested positive again over the weekend, according to his doctor in a letter issued on Sunday. “The President will continue his strict isolation measures as previously described,” White House doctor Kevin O’Connor wrote (pdf). “He will continue…