President Biden tests negative for Covid, confirms White House doctor

Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID and his symptoms have resolved, the White House physician said in a letter on Tuesday as the president headed back to Washington two days after ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

Almost six days ago, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after Biden cancelled a speech due to the diagnosis. "He is vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms," Jean-Pierre said.

The White House cited Biden's doctor as saying he had been suffering from upper respiratory symptoms earlier in the afternoon. "He felt OK for his first event of the day, but given that he was not feeling better, point of care testing for Covid-19 was conducted and the results were positive for the Covid-19 virus," the statement said.

President Biden was self isolated after the test in complaince with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines