US President Joe Biden assured Friday, December 3 that his very hoarse voice was due to a “
cold
” contracted in contact with his grandson, indicating that he was tested “
daily
” for Covid-19.
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He gave a speech on the economy on Friday with a hoarse voice and a few coughing fits, prompting a journalist to ask him about his health.
"
I'm fine.
I am tested for the Covid every day.
What I have is a one-and-a-half-year-old grandson who had a cold and loves to kiss his grandpa.
It's only a cold,
”he said.
Joe Biden spent the hugely popular Thanksgiving weekend last weekend with his family.
The United States fears an outbreak of Covid-19 cases, with the onset of winter and the spread of the new variant Omicron.
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Beyond the pandemic, the health of Joe Biden, the oldest president ever elected in the United States and now aged 79, is drawing special attention in the country.
He had a complete health check two weeks ago, which the White House published detailed results, and at the end of which his doctor assured him that he was "
in good health
".
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