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Joe Biden’s symptoms ‘continue to improve’ after Covid-19 diagnosis

“His main symptoms, although less bothersome, now include sore throat, rhinorrhea, a loose cough, and body pain,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor. – His voice remains deep. His pulse, blood pressure, respiration rate and temperature remain completely normal. His oxygenation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain clear.”

Biden completed his second full day of Paxlovid on Friday night and he will continue to receive the antiviral drug, O’Connor said.

O’Connor wrote that Biden’s “causative agent” is “most likely” the BA.5 variant of Covid-19, which he notes “is responsible for 75-80% of infections in USA at present.

Biden “will continue to isolate in conformity with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines,” O’Connor said, and is being treated. with oral hydration, Tylenol, and low-dose aspirin alternatives of blood thinning drug.

O’Connor told Biden, who suffered from asthma in his youth also continue treatment with his “as needed” albuterol inhaler, which he used several times. times since the positive test result.

“We have reason believe that (Biden) will succeed.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci director of National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, CNN’s Amara Walker said. on Saturday morning.

Until he spoke directly president, Fauci said he was in “very close contact” with O’Connor after Biden’s positive response test result This week.

Fauci said Biden “has no breathing problems right now” and that it using the inhaler is what Biden “does on a regular basis when he comes down with an upper respiratory tract infection.”

At 79, Biden is on high risk for a more Hard case of Covid-19 due to his age, but he is fully vaccinated and twice reinforced — which CDC says reduces risk of hospitalization and death for elderly people.

O’Connor has provided written updates on Biden’s illness and health but has yet to publicly respond to questions about it.

The White House medical division will continue to monitor Biden “carefully,” O’Connor said.

first Lady Jill Biden, who is in close contact with the President, the test is negative for COVID-19 on On Saturday, her spokesman Michael LaRosa said. She is not experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19 and continues to remain in their home in Wilmington, Delaware.

Thursday is marked as “Day 0”. of President’s Covid-19 schedule, which means he will in isolation until at least tuesday in in accordance with CDC guidelines.

But Fauci confirmed to CNN on Saturday when Biden leaves isolation as soon as it gives a negative result for Covid-19 deviating from CDC guidance.

“You must really proceed from the circumstances in which you inFauci said. “President in position to be able test every day and wait until it turns negative before it goes back. But that doesn’t mean that everyone should do it.”

This story was updated with additional information.

Arlette Saenz of CNN contributed to this report.

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