Biden returns to White House after COVID
Joe Biden, President of the United States of America (Getty Images)
Today, July 23, US President Joe Biden will return to the White House after self-isolation due to COVID-19, according to CNN.
Biden will return to the White House at 21:30 Kyiv time.
"He has no other public events on his schedule," CNN adds.
Biden's COVID and US election
On July 17, the White House announced that the US President had tested positive for coronavirus. According to Biden's doctor, the American leader had a runny nose, cough, and general malaise. In particular, he went into self-isolation in Delaware.
On July 21, the head of the White House announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy from the presidential election. In his Twitter post, he added that he was nominating Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.
At the same time, Biden said that he would not leave office early and would remain president until the end of his term.
The New York Times, in turn, reports that the Democratic Party will choose its presidential candidate by August 7. Meanwhile, the Republican Party has nominated former President Donald Trump as its candidate.
The US presidential election will take place on November 5, 2024.
