President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID Saturday after four consecutive negative tests this week and will return to isolation, White House doctor Kevin O’Connor announced.
“After testing negative on Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday morning, the President tested positive late Saturday morning, by antigen testing. This in fact represents ‘rebound’ positivity,” O’Connor wrote.
Biden tested positive for COVID Saturday and will return to “strict isolation procedures,” per his physician. pic.twitter.com/18hxQpU0XW
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O’Connor noted that Biden wasn’t experiencing any symptoms following his positive test and was isolating to protect White House staff who would otherwise work closely with him.
Biden’s physician explained that “rebound” positivity “is observed in a small percentage of patients treated with PAXLOVID.” The president received Paxlovid after his positive COVID…
