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US President Joe Biden, who tested negative for Covid-19 and returned to public life after five days of confinement, called on Americans on Wednesday to follow his example to better protect themselves from the pandemic.

"My recovery was quick, and I feel great," he said from the White House gardens to mark his return, six days after testing positive and self-isolating in his apartments. working remotely.

"Last night, and again this morning, he tested negative," his doctor said in a letter released Wednesday morning by the White House.

Dr Kevin O'Connor added that Joe Biden, "with these reassuring results", would "end his strict isolation measures".

Treated with Paxlovid

During these five days, “I was able to work and fulfill my duties without any interruption”, assured Joe Biden in front of his teams gathered under the sun.

“Thank you for staying,” he told them.

The 79-year-old Democratic president tested positive on Thursday July 21 with "very mild symptoms".

He "completed his five-day course of Paxlovid (an antiviral drug) 36 hours ago," Dr O'Connor said on Wednesday, adding that he remained "fever-free" and that his condition had improved. "gradually improved and that his symptoms (had) almost disappeared".

The doctor also noted in his letter that the president, the oldest to hold the reins of power in the United States, will wear a mask for the next ten days when he is surrounded and tested more regularly.

Joe Biden is vaccinated against Covid-19 and received two booster doses.

This "shows where we are in the fight against Covid-19," said the president, sunglasses on his nose, to defend his record.

Even with the new variants, "it's totally different from where we were a year ago", with deaths down significantly.

"Living Without Fear"

He referred to Donald Trump, who when infected with the virus had to be airlifted to a military hospital in the fall of 2020. “He was seriously ill and thankfully he recovered.

When I had the Covid, I went to work on the floor of the White House, in the offices, for five days, ”said Joe Biden to better highlight the difference.

The Republican billionaire was then treated with an experimental drug.

Conversely, welcomed the Democrat, "you no longer need to be president to benefit" from these treatments.

"From now on, we can prevent the majority of Covid deaths, and this because of the three free tools that my administration has funded and implemented this year: booster doses, self-tests and simple and effective treatments", he said. he launched into the moist heat of the American capital.

He notably defended the use of the antiviral from which he benefited for five days, Paxlovid – a word on which he stumbled – calling on Americans to use it more to prevent serious forms of the disease.

“You can live without fear by doing what I did: get a booster dose, get tested and take the treatment,” he added.

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