Biden tests positive for coronavirus – Speech cancelled – NRK Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

– Biden is fully vaccinated and has received a booster shot. He is experiencing mild symptoms and is traveling to Delaware where he will quarantine at home, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a news release.

According to Biden's doctor, the president has a runny nose, a dry cough, and a deteriorating general condition.

The doctor says he has already received the first dose of the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

On his way to Air Force One at Las Vegas airport, reporters asked Biden how he was feeling.

“Good,” the president said, giving the assembled reporters a thumbs-up.

According to the press secretary, Biden will continue to perform his duties as president while in quarantine.

The president was scheduled to speak at a conference for UnidosUS, an organization that promotes civil rights for Latinos, and the organizers were the first to announce that Biden had tested positive.

Biden vs Elon Musk

On Thursday night, Norwegian time, Biden posted two posts on his X account encouraging people to support his campaign.

“I am sick,” Biden writes in his first letter.

Then complete the sentence in a new message.

– By Elon Musk and his wealthy friends who are trying to buy this election. If you agree, contribute here.

Recently, Elon Musk announced that he will support Trump's election campaign with $45 million per month.

Senior Democrats are said to have asked Biden to resign.

Meanwhile, there are many indications that pressure on Biden continues to mount. News letters Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer reportedly should have asked Biden to withdraw from the campaign.

It must have happened at a Saturday meeting.

Schumer reportedly told Biden it was better for the country and the Democratic Party if he withdrew his nomination.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is said to have expressed similar views directly to Biden, a source with knowledge of the conversation told ABC News.

But Schumer's office issued a statement calling the allegations “wild speculation,” Reuters reported.

The office also says Schumer expressed the views of Democrats he directly represents to President Biden. It’s not clear what those views were.