New Delhi: Even because the US confirmed his journey to India for the G20 summit, President Joe Biden is being examined for COVID-19 at common intervals this week, after first woman Jill Biden examined constructive on Monday (September 4).

US nationwide safety advisor Jake Sullivan mentioned that Biden will journey to India, take part in a bilateral assembly with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate within the G20 periods.

“On Thursday, the president will journey to New Delhi in India to attend the G20 Leaders’ summit. On Friday, President Biden will take part in a bilateral with India’s Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi,” Sullivan mentioned at a media briefing on Tuesday.

This was the primary affirmation that there can be no change in Biden’s journey schedule, because the US president has two vital overseas appointments this week.

Jill Biden examined constructive for COVID-19 on Monday, following which the president was given a take a look at within the night of the identical day, which got here out unfavourable.

“The president will take a look at at a daily cadence this week and monitor for signs,” White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned.

A second take a look at on Tuesday additionally got here out unfavourable for Biden. As per the White Home, he’ll put on masks indoors because of his publicity to the primary woman.

In line with ABC Information, the primary woman was final with President Biden on Monday, the identical day that she examined constructive for COVID-19.

She is isolating at her residence in Rehoboth Seashore, Delaware, and Biden returned to the White Home on Monday.

The New York Instances reported that public well being authorities had noticed an uptick within the variety of COVID-19 instances in america in current weeks, with two new variants elevating issues.

The US president is scheduled to take part within the G20 summit going down in New Delhi on September 9-10. After the summit, Biden intends to journey to Vietnam.

All through the day, there was no info from Indian officers for any change of plans, with all eyes having been on Washington to make an announcement.

In line with Bloomberg, the White Home had not instantly responded to a request for touch upon whether or not the president was reconsidering his journey itinerary. ABC reported that President Biden was sticking to his public schedule for now.

Biden’s attendance on the G20 summit could be key for India, because the assembly has been become a showcase for Modi as a statesman. It’s particularly essential because the Russian and Chinese language presidents are skipping the summit.

Earlier, the Indian exterior affairs minister S. Jaishankar had claimed that the extent of illustration of nations on the summit was not as essential as in comparison with their place on the summit’s agenda.

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