Joe Biden cancels events after positive COVID test

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced.

Biden, who has been campaigning in Nevada, had to call off a keynote address at Unidos, a Latino civil rights organization’s annual conference.

“He is vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

She added that he would continue his presidential duties from his home in Delaware.

As he boarded Air Force One on his way home, he flashed a thumbs-up to reporters and said, “I feel good.” He was not wearing a mask when he boarded but had one on during the flight.

His doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said Biden was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and has taken his first dose.

The setback came as Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the most prominent elected Democrat to call publicly on Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

The California congressman publically called on Biden to “pass the torch” and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump in November.

Earlier, 81-year-old Biden said he would drop his reelection bid if doctors found he had a medical condition.

In an interview with BET journalist Ed Gordon, recorded before Schiff’s call and the COVID diagnosis, Biden was asked if there were any factors that would make him reevaluate his candidacy.

“If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody if the doctors came and said ‘you’ve got this problem, that problem,'” Biden responded.

Biden has been fighting for political survival since a disastrous debate against Trump nearly three weeks ago. His tired and confused appearance during the debate sparked concerns about his age.