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American President’s wife tests positive to COVID-19 weeks after husband’s case

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10 months ago

August 16, 2022

The First Lady of the United States of America, Jill Biden, has tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

This is coming a few weeks after the President, Joe Biden, tested positive for the same virus despite being “fully vaccinated and twice boosted.”

Mrs Biden, 71, reportedly tested negative earlier on Monday, but another test came back positive Tuesday after she developed cold-like symptoms.

“The First Lady is double-vaccinated, twice boosted, and only experiencing mild symptoms. She has been prescribed a course of Paxlovid and, following CDC guidance, will isolate herself from others for at least five days,” Mrs Biden’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement.

According to CNN, the first lady is currently in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, with President Joe Biden, who is due to return to Washington for a bill signing later Tuesday.

Mrs Biden will return home after she receives two consecutive negative COVID-19 test results, while the President who recently recovered continues to test negative, according to the press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Twitter.

As of 5 August, the white house in a statement said Mr Biden’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing remained positive and will continue his strict isolation measures as previously described.

The 79-year-old Biden tested positive for the first time on 21 July and received a five-day treatment of Paxlovid, given to those at higher risk for severe illness.

He tested negative on July 26 and 27, prompting him to end isolation. But three days later, on 30 July, the president again tested positive and returned to isolation.

Statistics show that as of 16 August, the United States has recorded a total of 92,927,104 infections and 1,037,021 fatalities since the pandemic outbreak, while global infections stand at 590,331,311 and 6,435,631 deaths.

International

President Joe Biden tumbles, falls during graduation ceremony

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2 days ago

June 1, 2023

Advocate News Nigeria

President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt.

Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell.

Air Force personnel helped him back up and he did not appear to require further help.

As he rose, Biden pointed to the object that had apparently caught his foot. It resembled a small black sandbag on the stage.

White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt tweeted shortly afterward that “he’s fine. There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands.”

Biden is the oldest person ever in the presidency and is seeking a second term in the 2024 election. His official doctor’s report this year declared him physically fit and he exercises regularly.

In November 2020, shortly after winning his election against the incumbent Donald Trump, Biden broke his foot while playing with a pet dog.

AFP

International

Good sex secret to my long life — 102-year-old woman

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1 week ago

May 27, 2023

Advocate News Nigeria

•102-Years Old Joyce Jackman

Jackman, who celebrated her 102^nd birthday on May 9, stated that “good sex and good sherry” leads to long-term satisfaction, NY Post reports.

According to her, a combination of both has helped her live for over a century.

Speaking about her birthday celebration, the centenarian said, “I had such a lovely day.

“I can’t believe I’m 102. It must be all the chocolate I eat that’s helped!”

International

Arrested Asiana Airlines passenger gives reason for opening plane door midair

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1 week ago

May 27, 2023

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The Asiana Airlines plane landed at Daegu with its door open

A man who opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight in mid-air felt “suffocated” and wanted to get off quickly, South Korean police said on Saturday.

The plane was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway on Friday at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometres (149 miles) southeast of Seoul, on a domestic flight.

When the plane was around 200 meters (650 feet) above ground, the man who police said was in his 30s without providing further details, opened the exit door.

The passenger was taken in by Daegu police for questioning and told officers he had been “under stress after losing a job recently”.

“He felt the flight was taking longer than it should have been and felt suffocated inside the cabin,” a Daegu police detective told AFP.

“He wanted out quickly”.

The passenger faces up to 10 years in prison for violating aviation safety laws.

A video clip shot by a nearby passenger showed wind ripping through the open door, with fabric seat-backs and passengers’ hair flapping wildly as some people shouted in surprise.

Another video shared on social media showed passengers sitting in the emergency exit row next to an open door being buffeted by strong winds.

A dozen passengers were taken to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties but there were no major injuries or damage, according to the transport ministry.

“It was chaos with people close to the door appearing to faint one by one and flight attendants calling out for doctors on board,” a 44-year-old passenger told Yonhap.

“I thought the plane was blowing up. I thought I was going to die like this.”

A transport ministry official told AFP that this was “the first such incident” they were aware of in Korean aviation history.

Experts say South Korea’s aviation industry has a solid safety record