President Xi Jinping delivered the message on Friday, state tv mentioned.
It comes because the White Home Covid coordinator Dr Ashish Jha informed CNN the 79-year-old is “doing simply fantastic” and continues to have delicate signs.
It stays unclear the place the president contracted the virus from however contract tracing is ongoing.
Mr Biden recorded a video from the White Home balcony telling individuals: “I’m doing nicely, getting a number of work carried out. And, within the meantime, thanks to your concern. And preserve the religion. It’s going to be OK.”
“Conserving busy!” he additionally tweeted.
Mr Biden’s first-day signs had been delicate as a result of he’s absolutely vaccinated and boosted, in line with an announcement issued by his doctor, Dr Kevin O’Connor.
The president is also taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to scale back the severity of the illness.
Dr Jha mentioned Mr Biden’s case was being prioritised, which means it’ll seemingly take lower than per week for sequencing to find out which variant of the virus Biden contracted.
Omicron’s extremely contagious BA.5 sub-strain now makes up greater than 65 per cent of US circumstances.
Joe Biden is “doing fantastic”, White Home says
/ APOn Friday, Mr Biden was scheduled to satisfy nearly together with his financial crew and senior advisors to debate congressional priorities.
At 79, he’s the oldest individual ever to be US president.
Requested concerning the chance Mr Biden may should be hospitalised by native media, Dr Jha careworn that the president was “doing nicely” and added that there have been “clearly a number of sources out there right here on the White Home to handle him.”
“Walter Reed is all the time on standby for presidents. That’s all the time an choice,” he added. “That’s true whether or not the president had Covid or not.”
Mr Biden plans to proceed to isolate till he exams unfavourable, the White Home mentioned.
