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(CNN) --
President Joe Biden has tested for COVID after five days in isolation and will be released from isolation on Wednesday, according to his doctor.
Biden underwent two tests, one Tuesday night and one Wednesday, and both were negative, Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote in a statement.
After hearing the news, the White House reported that Biden will speak to the press this Wednesday at 11:30 ET from the Rose Garden.
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Biden, 79, tested positive for covid-19 on Thursday of last week, for which he began isolation and treatment with Paxlovid.
Biden received his first two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine before his inauguration in January 2021, his first booster shot in September, and his second booster shot on March 30.
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