US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on July 17, the White House confirmed.

STORY: Biden tests positive for COVID-19: White House
SHOOTING TIME: July 7, 2024
DATELINE: July 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:32
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. various of Biden arriving at the White House (July 7, 2024)

STORYLINE:

U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House confirmed.

"Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is vaccinated and boosted, and he is experiencing mild symptoms," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

"He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," she said.

Biden was scheduled to speak at a conference for the Latino civil rights and advocacy group UnidosUS, but he would no longer be able to attend.

"Regrettably, I was just on the phone with President Biden and he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. The president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for COVID," Janet Murguia, president of the group, told attendees after Biden was late to his scheduled appearance.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)