The American President, Joe Biden, will undergo this Friday a colonoscopy “routine” and temporarily hand over power to the vice president Kamala Harrisannounced the White House.
The details of the president’s medical check-up, that saturday turns 79, will be published in the afternoon, reported the US government.
The president will undergo a routine colonoscopy “at Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington, according to the White House.
“As was already the case when the president George W. Bush underwent the same intervention in 2002 and 2007, and in accordance with the procedure provided by the Constitution, President Biden will transfer his powers to the Vice President for a short period, while under anesthesia“, adds the government.
Biden, who does not smoke or drink alcohol, is vaccinated against Covid-19 and received the third dose in late September.
He is the oldest president in the history of the United States and he has made public that he plans to run for a new term in 2024, but there is speculation that he could resign due to his age.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx