The US president was scheduled to speak in Las Vegas to UnidosUS, the biggest civil rights and advocacy organization for Hispanics in the country.
According to the White House, Mr. Biden is exhibiting moderate symptoms, such as “general malaise” due to the virus.
According to press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, he has retreated to his Delaware home to withdraw himself, and from there he will “continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time”.
The president wrote, in a post on his X page, simply, “I’m sick.”
When he boarded Air Force One from Harry Reid, Joe Biden, who is under increasing pressure to withdraw from the presidential race due to his advanced age, did not have a mask on.
According to an official, Mr. Biden showed up with upper respiratory symptoms this afternoon, such as a cough and runny nose.
They also said that the president had received booster shots. Additionally, he received his first dosage of Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that prevents the COVID-19 virus from proliferating and expanding within the body.
