US president Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19

The President tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday morning and is experiencing “very mild symptoms.”

He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms," the White House said in a statement, adding that Biden had begun taking Pfizer's anti-Covid pill Paxlovid.

Consistent with guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time."