The White House announced that on Thursday morning, President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19.
Biden, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, is experiencing very mild symptoms, according to Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. He has begun taking Paxlovid.
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