As the president approaches Day Five of his COVID 19, Joe Biden’s doctor stated on Tuesday that he “feels well enough to restart his physical exercise regimen.”
Biden’s symptoms have ‘nearly totally disappeared,’ according to a statement from Dr. Kevin O’Connor. But the president will keep isolating himself. He had been experiencing body aches, a cough, and a runny nose.
Additionally, the president has finished the five days of his PAXLOVID therapy.
The president will remain in seclusion up until his test is negative, according to the White House.
‘Once he has a negative test after day five, he can end his isolation,’ Covid coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said in Monday’s press briefing. ‘CDC guidance suggests that you wear a mask when he’s around others. The President’s gonna follow CDC guidance.’
Biden is a well-known cyclist who enjoys riding both outdoors and on Peloton bikes.
He fell off his bike in June while riding outside on a weekend at his Rehoboth Beach residence, but he was unharmed and got back on his bike to continue.
Additionally, he normally works out first thing in the morning, lifting weights most of the time.
The president has kept himself occupied while he has been sequestered.
He has virtually participated in sessions from his home.
Additionally, the White House has begun publishing images of Biden at home in the mansion.
The president declared on Monday that he was “excellent.”
‘I’m feeling great,’ Biden said, noting his voice was still ‘raspy.’
‘You know I’ve had two nights of sleep all the way through,’ Biden continued.
‘Matter of fact, my dog had to wake me up this morning. My wife’s not here. She usually takes him out in the morning while I’m upstairs working out and so I felt this nozzle of my dog’s nose against my chest about five minutes or seven,’ Biden said.
First lady Jill Biden flew to the family home in Wilmington after Biden’s positive test came in last week.
‘I’m feeling better every day. I still have this, a little bit of a sore throat and a little bit of a cough, but it’s changing significantly. It’s now on the upper part of my throat. It’s more around my nose and anywhere else. And but they tell me that’s par for the course. And I think I’m on my way to a full, total recovery,’ the president said.
‘I hope I’m back to work in person by the end of this week,’ he noted.
Additional information on how the virus affected his workday was also provided by Biden.
‘Well, I hope I’m back to work in person by the end of this week,’ he said. ‘But as you know, I’ve been keeping a full schedule. I mean, I’ve done four major events today and I’m … I didn’t start today until 9:30. And I’ll finish today probably … I’ll finish about 6:30 Plus, I’m not keeping the same hours, but I’m meeting all my requirements that come before me and we’re making decisions on a whole range of other topics as well,’ Biden said.
Biden’s testing schedule following his five days of seclusion was not disclosed by Dr. Jha. He observed that the majority of persons test positive on a PRC test for a long time.
‘He made remain PCR positive for a long time. We don’t use PCR testing in people who recovers. So we don’t use PCR testing. But in terms of his the regular cadence of his antigen testing – that is not something that, I don’t know what the cadence will be, and that’s something that’s gonna be decided between him and his physician,’ he said at Monday’s press briefing.