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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Improving as Mild COVID Symptoms Persist, White House Says

In this file photo taken on May 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden removes his face mask after landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP)

US President Joe Biden's symptoms from COVID-19 symptoms have improved, his doctor said on Friday, one day after he tested positive for the virus as a highly contagious subvariant drove a new wave of cases in the United States.

A letter released from the White House physician, Kevin O'Connor, said Biden ran a slight temperature of 99.4 F (37.4 C) on Thursday night but he responded favorably to Tylenol.

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