US President Joe Biden is feeling well and isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 a second straight day, his physician said in a letter released by the White House.
The president's SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing “unsurprisingly” remained positive on Sunday morning, Dr O'Connor said. He said the president “continues to feel well” and is isolating.
In what is believed to be a “rebound” case experienced by some patients who use the antiviral drug Paxlovid, Mr Biden tested positive on Saturday after recovering from his initial Covid-19 diagnosis last week.
“He will continue to conduct the business of the American people from the Executive Resident [from the White House],” Mr Biden's physician said.
Mr Biden first tested positive for the coronavirus on July 21, and said then that he experienced mild symptoms including a runny nose and fatigue, “with an occasional dry cough”.
The White House sought to highlight Mr Biden's ability to work through his positive diagnosis, releasing videos of him assuring the American public that he was feeling well.
“The entire time I was in isolation, I was able to work to carry out the duties of the office and without any interruption. It’s a real statement on where we are in the fight against Covid-19,” Mr Biden said in remarks from the Rose Garden on Wednesday after testing negative.
Mr Biden, who is vaccinated and double-boosted, also noted the tools Americans now have to combat the virus should they test positive, including booster shots, at-home testing and everyday treatments.
A small percentage of people who take Paxlovid suffer a rebound that occurs days after the end of the drug's five-day treatment, studies have shown.
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Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.
The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.
The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.
The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.
UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.
That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.
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