White House : Pres. Biden has Covid with mild symptoms

The White House is reporting that Pres. Biden has Covid. The symptoms are described as mild. He has started taking Paxlovid.

The President is fully vaccinated and has 2 boosters. He will quarantine as per the CDC guidance. He will work remotely, and not pass on any duties to the VP.

The President is 79.

Recall when the president met the Saudi Crown Prince on Friday, he met him with a fist bump which was explained as Covid protocol/precautions.

Stocks have moved down on the news:

• Dow industrial average is trading down around -218.47 points. It is currently down -272 points or -0.84%
• S&P index is trading down -13.56 points is currently trading down -21.68 points or -0.55%
• NASDAQ NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass Read this Term index was trading down -6.14 points, it is currently trading down -41.08 points or -0.35%