China News Service, July 24. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, White House Presidential Doctor Kevin O'Connor said on the 23rd local time that US President Biden is likely to be infected with the Omicron subtype variant BA. 5.
Data map: US President Biden.
According to CNBC, O'Connor said in a memo that Biden is likely infected with the Omicron BA.5 strain, but his symptoms have "continued to improve."
O'Connor said Biden still had a runny nose, sore throat, cough and body aches, but his pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation were normal, and he had no problems with his lungs.
In addition, according to NPR, Biden will be quarantined at the White House until the 26th, and if he tests negative for the new crown at that time, he can resume normal activities the next day.
The White House issued a statement on the 21st saying that President Biden tested positive for the new crown virus that morning and had "very mild" symptoms.
Biden will be quarantined in the White House and will continue to serve in full capacity during that time.
Currently, the Omicron BA.5 strain is dominating the outbreak in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 19th that infections of the strain accounted for at least 77.9% of new cases in the United States in the week ended on the 16th.