Biden tested positive on Saturday and asked to cancel travel and face-to-face events as he was quarantined for at least five days according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
After initially testing positive on July 21, Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid. He tested negative for the virus this past Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing him to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors. “The fact that the president has cleared his illness and doesn't have symptoms is a good sign and makes it less likely he will develop long COVID," said Dr Albert Ho, an infectious disease specialist at Yale University's school of public health..