President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 and will discontinue his isolation, according to a letter from his physician.
Report informs, citing foreign media, that, according to Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden has taken two antigen tests, one on Tuesday evening and another on Wednesday morning, and that both were negative.
Biden will wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days when he is around others. O'Connor also says Biden will "increase his testing cadence" due to the risk of a rebound of his COVID infection as some patients treated with Paxlovid have experienced. The president completed his five-day course of that treatment on Monday evening. The letter did not specify how frequently Biden would be tested.
The president, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, first tested positive on July 21. He has isolated at the White House since, appearing virtually for meetings and briefings.