Washington — President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday after a week of recurring infection.
His doctor, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a letter that Mr. Biden “will continue his strict isolation measures pending a second negative test.”
“The president continues to feel very good,” O’Connor said.
Mr Biden experienced a “rebound positivity”, which occurs in a small percentage of patients taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid.
For the past week, the president has been working from the Executive Residence in isolation.
Mr. Biden first tested positive for COVID-19 about three weeks ago and began a course of Paxlovid. He then tested negative days later and ended his isolation. But last Saturday, O’Connor said the president tested positive again despite not experiencing symptoms.
Christine Brown contributed to this report.
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