President JoeBiden coughs heavily through signing ceremony following COVID-19 rebound
The speech marked Biden's second public appearance since returning to normal work following a two-week COVID-19 isolation. The president's physician, Kevin O'Connor, informed reporters that Biden had developed a"loose cough" during his rebound infection, although the symptoms dissipated throughout the week.
Biden still struggling with a bad cough. Throat drops and water not helping. pic.twitter.com/hI11DaN6wHThe cough persisted throughout Biden's remarks and eventually forced him to blow his nose and repeatedly take sips of water from a glass at the podium.Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to their home in Delaware over the weekend after the president posted consecutive negative tests in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.