WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's doctor says the 79-year-old president has tested negative for COVID-19 for a second consecutive day.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor writes in his latest daily update that the president will "safely return to public engagement and presidential travel."
Biden, 79, came down with the virus a second time three days after he had emerged from isolation from his initial bout with COVID-19, reported on July 21. There have been rare rebound cases documented among a small minority of those, who like Biden, were prescribed the anti-viral medication Paxlovid, which has been proved to reduce the risk of serious illness and death from the virus among those at highest risk.
Biden plans to visit Kentucky on Monday to view damage from catastrophic flooding and meet with families.