Biden tests positive for COVID-19, again, per White House

President Joe Biden taking a mask off
U.S. President Joe Biden takes his face mask off during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on July 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Photo credit Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, White House officials announced Saturday.

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In a press release, Dr. Kevin O’Connor,  Biden’s physician, said the president had a so-called “rebound case” of COVID-19.

O’Connor wrote that Biden had experienced no reemergence of symptoms and continued to “feel quite well.”

After his initial diagnosis, Biden was treated with Paxlovid. He had tested negative for COVID-19 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, O’Connor wrote.

The White House physician said that rebound cases have been observed in a small number of patients treated with Paxlovid.

Given Biden’s positive antigen test, O’Connor wrote that the president will “reinitiate strict isolation procedures.”

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