Biden flies to Asia for G20 summit, Vietnam cease after near-miss with COVID-19

President Biden departed Thursday for the G20 summit in India and a cease in Vietnam after testing unfavorable for COVID-19.

The virus loomed over Mr. Biden’s plans this week after first girl Jill Biden examined constructive over the Labor Day weekend and stayed behind in Delaware.

The White House stated Mr. Biden has examined unfavorable repeatedly, together with Thursday earlier than takeoff.

Mr. Biden was accompanied on Air Force One by key aides, together with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon.

Mr. Biden will arrive in New Delhi on Friday and maintain a bilateral assembly with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The weekend summit with world financial powers will doubtless concentrate on the warfare in Ukraine, financial improvement, local weather change, and different challenges.

“As we head into New Delhi, our focus is going to be on delivering for developing countries, making progress on key priorities for the American people — from climate to technology — and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can actually, as I said before, deliver,” Mr. Sullivan advised reporters earlier within the week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has determined to skip the occasion, nonetheless, a notable snub amid friction with the West.

Mr. Biden will journey Sunday to Vietnam, an rising commerce associate in Asia, to fulfill with Nguyen Phu Trọng, the overall secretary of the nation’s Communist Party, and maintain a press convention.

He will journey to Anchorage, Alaska, and mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist assaults with army members as a substitute of the 2001 assault websites in Washington, New York or Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend a ceremony on the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City on Monday, whereas Mrs. Biden is scheduled to put a wreath on the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.

For extra data, go to The Washington Times COVID-19 useful resource web page.