Biden, 79, masks up in new photo of him signing the Formula Act into law as China wishes him a ‘speedy recovery’ from COVID and White House insists his age is not a concern because he is double vaxxed and boosted
- The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19
- The new image shows Biden, in a mask, signing the FORMULA Act sometime Thursday
- On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping contacted Biden to wish him a ‘speedy recovery,’ Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported
- ‘I would like to express my deep sympathies to you and wish you a speedy recovery,’ Xi said, according to AFP
- White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday morning that Biden was ‘doing just fine’
- ‘He is about as well-protected for this virus as possible,’ Jha answered when asked if Biden’s age could make recovering from COVID more difficult
The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19.
The new image shows Biden, in a mask, signing the FORMULA Act sometime Thursday.
The bill temporarily removes tariffs on imported baby formula.
On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping contacted Biden to wish him a ‘speedy recovery,’ Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.
‘I would like to express my deep sympathies to you and wish you a speedy recovery,’ Xi said, according to AFP.
The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19. The new image shows Biden, in a mask, signing the FORMULA Act sometime Thursday

Chinese state media said that Chinese President Xi Jinping reached out to Biden Friday to with his a ‘speedy recovery’ after the American president’s COVID diagnosis
On Wednesday, Biden said he planned to speak with the Chinese leader within the next 10 days, but wouldn’t reveal if he had made a decision on whether to keep or end Trump-era Chinese tariffs.
Xi’s message was the first contact between the two leaders in four months, as the relationship has deteriorated over Taiwan, Ukraine and other issues.
Biden and Xi – who have known each other for decades – held a video call on March 18, with Biden warning Xi not to help Russia invade Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijiang lashed out over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly planning to visit Taiwan next month.
A visit by Pelosi would ‘severely undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, gravely impact the foundation of China-U.S. relations and send a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces,’ Zhao said.
‘If the U.S. were to insist on going down the wrong path, China will take resolute and strong measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity,’ the spokesman added.
COVID-19 originated in China and Biden initially pushed U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of the pandemic, however the effort has seemingly stalled.

White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha (right) was doing the rounds on the morning shows Friday, saying on CNN that Biden was ‘doing just fine’ and ‘the symptoms were basically the same
On Friday morning, White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha was doing the rounds on the morning shows, saying he had last spoken to Biden’s medical team around 10 p.m. Thursday night.
He said on CNN that Biden was ‘doing just fine’ and ‘the symptoms were basically the same.’
On ABC’s Good Morning America, Jha pushed back that Biden’s age could make fighting the virus more problematic.
‘He is about as well-protected for this virus as possible,’ Jha answered, pointing to the four COVID vaccine shots the president has had, on top of his prescription for the antiviral, Paxlovid.
Jsa will again be on hand at Friday afternoon’s White House press briefing.
The White House has so far resisted putting Physician to the President, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, in front of the press.
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