Chinese leader Xi Jinping wished President Joe Biden a “speedy recovery” from his COVID-19 infection on Friday.
Xi’s message expressed his “deepest sympathies” over the news of Biden’s infection, according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese state media report.
Biden, who is vaccinated and double-boosted against COVID-19, tested positive for the virus and was “experiencing very mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Thursday.
On Friday, Biden continued to experience mild symptoms from his bout with COVID-19, according to his physician, who released a note describing a loose cough, deeper voice, and doses of Tylenol to stave off a low-grade fever. The letter from Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, noted a temperature of 99.4 degrees Thursday, which led to doses of acetaminophen in addition to the Paxlovid he started taking after his positive test.
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On Wednesday, before his COVID-19 diagnosis was announced, Biden told reporters at a briefing he expected to speak with Xi within 10 days, though specific reasons or topics for a call were not given. The last time the two leaders spoke was in March, with their discussion mostly being about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xi has remained almost entirely within China’s mainland. On June 30, he finally traveled beyond the mainland to Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the British handover of the city.
