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After the COVID-19 infection last week, President Joe Biden’s “symptoms continue to improve significantly,” his doctor said in a written update on Sunday.
Biden finished the third day of Paxrovid, an antiviral drug that helps reduce the chances of a serious illness, Saturday night, doctors told President Kevin O’Connor.
“His main symptom is now a sore throat,” O’Connor said. “This is likely the result of lymphocyte activation as his body clears the virus, so it is encouraging. His rhinorrhea, cough, and body aches are significantly reduced. did.”
Mr O’Connor said the president’s voice remained “a little deeper”, but Biden’s pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and temperature were all normal and he was not short of breath. According to doctors, Biden’s oxygen saturation remains “excellent” in the room air, and his lungs are clear.
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“The president continues to tolerate treatment well,” Biden added, adding that Biden would remain isolated and continue to take Paxrovid as planned.
“As I mentioned earlier, the BA.5 mutant is particularly contagious and he will continue to quarantine according to the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” O’Connor said. “During this very common outpatient regimen, we continue to monitor him carefully.”
Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning. O’Connor said on Saturday that the president was likely infected with a highly contagious variant called BA.5, which is widespread throughout the country, and Dr. Ashish Jar, COVID-19 coordinator at the White House, said on Sunday. Said as follows. BA.5 variant. “
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The variant is a derivative of the Omicron strain that emerged at the end of last year. It is believed to be the cause of the majority of coronavirus cases in Japan. Since then, he has been isolated in the White House dwelling.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.