On Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping wanted President Joe Biden to have a “speedy recovery” from his COVID-19 infection.
Xi’s message expressed “sincere sympathy” for the news of Biden’s infection, according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese state media report.
Biden, who is vaccinated and doubly beefed up against COVID-19, was tested for the virus and “had very mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
On Friday, Biden continued to revel in mild symptoms from his bout with COVID-19, according to his doctor, who posted a note describing a loose cough, a deeper voice and doses of Tylenol to avoid a mild fever. The letter from Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s doctor, reported a temperature of 99. 4 degrees on Thursday, leading to doses of acetaminophen in addition to the Paxlovid he started taking after his positive test.
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On Wednesday, before his COVID-19 diagnosis was announced, Biden told reporters at a briefing that he expected to speak with Xi within 10 days, though the motives and express topics of the call were not disclosed. The last time the two leaders spoke in March, with their discussion focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xi has remained almost entirely in mainland China. On June 30, after all, he traveled across the mainland to Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the British handover of the city.