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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says

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                                President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 14. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas today and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.
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President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 14. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas today and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas today and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after the president of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights organization, said Biden would not be able to speak at a scheduled event due to the diagnosis.

“He is vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms, Jean-Pierre said.


Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says


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