Update 6:30 PM EST
The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden is experiencing “mild COVID symptoms” after testing positive for the virus. An official reported that Biden presented this afternoon with upper respiratory symptoms, including a runny nose and a cough, along with general malaise. He will return to Delaware to self-isolate while continuing his duties. The president is vaccinated and has received booster shots, the official added.
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CNN reports that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to UnidosUS president and CEO Janet Murguía. Biden was scheduled to speak at the organization’s conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Murguía conveyed Biden’s deep disappointment to the attendees, stating, “I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. The president has been at many events as we all know and he just tested positive for COVID.”
Biden, 81, was supposed to take the stage an hour and a half before the announcement.
LiveTube has reached out to the Biden campaign and the White House for comment.