By Aaron Miller-
U.S President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID, his press secretary has announced. The secretary announced the news, adding that the president is “experiencing very mild symptoms”. The president who is double vaccinated and twice boosted is expected to recover well from the virus despite belonging to the vulnerable group at age 79.
First Lady Jill Biden tested negative for the virus this morning, according to a spokesman.
Dr Ashish Jha, White House Coronavirus Response Co-ordinator, said the president’s mild symptoms began on Wednesday and include a runny nose, dry cough and fatigue.
Biden joins UK prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro, and French president Emmanuel Macron, all of whom have had Covid 19.
Johnson tested positive for Covid on April 27 and was hospitalized for a week, spending three nights in intensive care until he returned to his post again on April 27. The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, also announced that he had contracted the disease on June 7.