LAS VEGAS -. U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after Biden cancelled a speech due to the diagnosis.
As he boarded Air Force One to depart Las Vegas to recuperate in Delaware, Biden told reporters: "Good, I feel good."
The White House said Biden planned to spend a long weekend at his Delaware beach house.
The White House cited Biden's doctor as saying he had been suffering from upper respiratory symptoms earlier in the afternoon.
The White House said Biden will be self-isolating in accordance with U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
He tested positive on July 21, recovered on July 27, tested positive with a rebound case on July 30 and was finally cleared on Aug 7. »