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The first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, tested negative in the last COVID test that has been performed on herhis cabinet indicated this Thursday, four days after it was reported that he had been infected.
It should be noted that both the first lady and President Joe Biden were together in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, over the weekend, and then traveled to Florida last Saturday to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, however, only she tested positive.
First Lady Jill Biden has tested NEGATIVE for Covid-19. I’m so glad she made a full recovery so quickly! Thank you to the medical professionals who helped and thank you to the vaccine. This is great news. pic.twitter.com/5geWAGsury
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) September 7, 2023
After the announcement at the beginning of the week, the president underwent various tests since the contagion became known, all of them were negative, including the one carried out this Thursday, the day he left for India to participate over the weekend. at the G20 summit.
During his convalescence, J.ill Biden experienced mild symptoms and his contagion occurred amid a surge in COVID cases in the United States, where hospitalizations have risen 31% in the past two weeks, according to federal data.
Notably, Biden initially wore a mask at a Medal of Honor ceremony last Tuesday, though he took it off to make remarks and did not put it back on when he stood with honoree Captain Larry Taylor.
On Wednesday, the president did not wear a mask as he entered the room to make comments on a new contract for union workers at West Coast ports.
Alert for new variant in the US
Despite the fact that it is unknown which variant Jill Biden acquired, the American biotechnology company Moderna issued a statement on the alert of the new BA.2.86 variant, unofficially called “Pirola”.
In that sense, He mentioned that the number of COVID cases is increasing throughout the United States and public health authorities are monitoring the new and worrisome variant. Some experts urge Americans to wear a mask when necessary to slow the spread of the virus.
Doctors warned that Pirola may be cause for concern as it is a newly designated and highly mutated variant of Omicron that has caused a surge in cases in several countries, including the United States.