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U.S. President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.
He also posted a video message on Twitter saying he is doing well, but he is the oldest president in history and is in the high-risk group, so there are concerns about government setbacks.
This is Washington correspondent Nam Seung-mo.
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[Biden/President of the United States: Everyone, I think you may have heard, but this morning, the test for COVID-19 came out positive.]
Two hours after the White House announced the President's corona19, President Biden tweeted He said hello and said he was doing well.
[Biden/President of the United States: Symptoms are mild.
Thank you very much for your concern.
But, I'm doing fine.
We are doing a lot of work and will continue to do so.]
The White House said President Biden had been suffering from a dry cough and runny nose since the evening of the previous evening, and is currently taking the coronavirus treatment Paxrovid.
He emphasized that there is no problem in carrying out state affairs, saying that the possibility of severe illness is extremely low as he has completed up to two booster doses.
[Ashsi Underground/US White House Corona 19 Response Coordinator: The President worked all morning.
He was so busy that he couldn't even finish breakfast.
I told you to finish your breakfast.] He is
an old man and there have been many rumors about his health, so he is paying more attention to letting people know that there is no problem in carrying out state affairs before the midterm elections.
With the average daily number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeding 127,000, some experts believe the actual number of infections could be ten times that number.
The New York Times pointed out that the fact that President Biden tested positive after completing two booster doses clearly shows that the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing infection has weakened.
(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, video editing: Kim Byung-jik)