(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) US President Biden tested positive for the new crown

　　China News Agency, Washington, July 21. The White House issued a statement on the 21st saying that US President Biden tested positive for the new crown that morning.

He has "very mild" symptoms and is taking antiviral drugs for the new coronavirus.

　　White House press secretary Jean-Pierre said in the statement that Biden will be quarantined in the White House and continue to perform his full duties during this period.

　　The last time Biden was tested for the new crown was on the 19th, and the test result at that time was negative.

Biden went to Massachusetts on the 20th to speak on climate change issues such as global warming.

　　Biden, 79, had previously been fully vaccinated against the new crown and received two additional booster doses.

Its second booster dose was administered on March 30 this year.

The White House disclosed that he is currently taking a new crown antiviral drug called Paxlovid.

　　Paxlovid is the first oral drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December last year for emergency use in the treatment of new coronavirus infection, mainly for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate symptoms of the new crown.

Patients must take it as soon as possible after diagnosis, and start taking it within 5 days after the onset of symptoms of the new crown, and the continuous use time cannot exceed 5 days.

　　Since the beginning of this year, many senior officials including US Vice President Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and US Secretary of State Blinken have been infected with the new crown virus.

A month ago, White House chief medical adviser Fauci also tested positive for the new crown.

　　The new subtypes BA.5 and BA.4 of the new coronavirus Omicron strain have recently accelerated in the United States, leading to a rebound in the epidemic.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of July 16, the BA.5 subtype strain has accounted for 75.8-79.9% of new infections.

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:00 on the 21st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 90.05 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.02 million.

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