BY: News Peddlers
U.S. President Joe Biden's symptoms from COVID-19 have
improved, his doctor said on Friday, one day after Biden tested positive for
the virus as a highly contagious subvariant drove a new wave of cases in the
United States.
A letter released from the White House physician, Kevin
O'Connor, said Biden ran a slight temperature of 99.4 F (37.4 C) on Thursday
night but he responded favourably to Tylenol and that he was breathing
normally.
"His voice is
deeper this morning. His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen
saturation remain normal, on room air," he said.
White House COVID Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told CNN that
Biden was doing fine and that his mild symptoms were basically the same. He has
a runny nose, fatigue and occasional dry cough, said O'Connor.
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that Biden tested positive
for COVID-19 on Thursday, when the White House said he was experiencing mild
symptoms and would continue working but in isolation.
On Friday, as the White House sought to convey a sense of
normalcy, it released another photo of Biden signing legislation a day earlier
wearing a black mask.
O'Connor said two medicines that Biden takes, Eliquis for
atrial fibrillation and cholesterol drug Crestor, are being held back
temporarily to avoid interfering with his treatment course of the antiviral
drug Paxlovid. He said low-dose aspirin is being added to Biden's treatment as
an alternative blood thinner.
"The president is tolerating treatment well," he
said.
Biden, who at 79 is the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, is due to hold three virtual meetings with his staff on Friday, including his economic, legislative and national security aides, according to his public schedule released by the White House.
"We are going to let him try to get a little bit of a
break in there, but I know he wants to have a busy day," Jha said
separately on MSNBC. "We'll see what we can negotiate in terms of making
sure he gets at least some kind of a break, but he's got a pretty packed day
ahead."
Biden began experiencing typical COVID symptoms and, once
diagnosed with the virus, he was immediately put on Paxlovid.
Fully vaccinated and twice boosted, Biden said he was
"doing well" in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday. In
the 21-second clip, he also said he was "getting a lot of work done"
and would continue with his duties.
SOURCE: AL
JAZEERA MOM