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PresidentJoe Bidenis in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, for a family vacation weeks after testing positive forCOVID-19.
During the first week of August, Biden was cleared to return to public duties after being diagnosedwith COVID-19 for the second time.
His physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, announced that Biden wascleared to emerge from isolationin a letter shared Sunday, writing, “This morning, the President’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day.”
“He will safely return to public engagement and presidential travel,” he added.
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Biden has not been to Kiawah Island since taking office in January 2021, but visited the quaint beach town regularly while vice president.
Only about 13 square miles, Kiawah Island is home to roughly 1,600 people and best known as a private beach and golfing destination.
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“I think he feels at home here. It’s a place he’s come for so many years to vacation. And he can enjoy a certain amount of insulation without being totally insulated,“Dick Harpootlian, a South Carolina state senator and a longtime Biden political confidant, toldCBS.
“I remember when he was VP and I came down to play golf with him, he could move around without drawing a crowd if he wanted to,” he added.
Biden is expected to be at Kiawah Island with him family until next Tuesday, before heading to homes he has in Delaware to continue his summer break.
source: people.com
