WASHINGTON (AFP) – Audio-bombed by a barking pet dog, wondering if he looks okay on video conference, and finally being allowed to hit the gym – Joe Biden may be the most powerful man in the world but the ups and downs of COVID isolation are the same as for anyone else.
Tuesday was Biden’s fifth day confined to quarters and his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said the president has now completed a five-day course of Paxlovid, with nearly all symptoms of the coronavirus gone.
Biden is expected to be released from isolation once he’s had a negative test.
While the doctor focussed mostly on items like healthy oxygen saturation, pulse and temperature, the line really speaking to Biden’s state was that he “feels well enough to resume his physical exercise regime”.