Which other world leaders have had Covid?

Joe Biden is just the latest in a long list of leaders to have caught the virus

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2022. Reuters

Former US president Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up after leaving the Walter Reed Medical Centre in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was treated for Covid-19 in October 2020. AFP

Mr Trump removes his mask after returning to the White House from hospital in October 2020. AFP

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune spent a month in Germany in January 2021, where he had surgery after developing complications linked to Covid-19. AFP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II had Covid-19 in February 2022, months before her death. AFP

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson caught Covid-19 in March 2020. AFP

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tested positive for Covid-19 a second time in July 2022, six months after he first contracted the virus. Reuters

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tested positive for Covid-19 in January 2022, after having first contracted the coronavirus in early 2021. AP

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2020. Reuters

Departing Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi contracted the virus that causes Covid-19 in April 2022. EPA

US President Joe Biden on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19, joining a growing list of world leaders who have been infected since the pandemic's onset in early 2020.

Mr Biden is the second US president to have caught Covid-19, after his predecessor Donald Trump was infected before the 2020 election.

Mr Trump caught Covid before vaccines were available and ended up in hospital for three days.

Mr Biden is fully vaccinated with the Pfizer inoculation, has had two booster shots and is now taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid, which can further shorten the disease's course and reduce the risk of hospital admission.

In the Americas, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has experienced Covid-19 twice in the pandemic.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also caught the virus.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune travelled to Germany for hospital care in late 2020 after testing positive.

In Britain, Queen Elizabeth II experienced Covid-19 in February this year and Prime Minister Boris Johnson had Covid-19 in April 2020. He received hospital care at the time.

Elsewhere in Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have had Covid-19.

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell died in October 2021 after experiencing complications from a Covid-19 infection.

US President Joe Biden and his travelling party board Air Force One to return to Washington from Rhode Island on July 20. Reuters

Mr Biden speaks to people after delivering remarks on climate change in Somerset, Massachusetts, on July 20. Reuters

The president arrives with senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey aboard Air Force One. Reuters

Mr Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Bloomberg

Mr Biden enters the Oval Office of the White House. Bloomberg

The president watches as US first lady Jill Biden greet Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska on July 19. AFP

Mr Biden holds flowers while standing next to his wife at the White House. Reuters

President Joe Biden departs Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, after attending a Mass on July 17. AP

Mr Biden takes notes during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit on July 16. AFP

Mr Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman motion towards each other during a family photo at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit. AFP

Mr Biden waves before boarding Air Force One as he leaves Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on July 15. AFP