White House Press Secretary loses patience with reporter

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre loses her patience with a reporter during the press briefing 5 September.

The new ‘Pirola’ Covid variant has sounded alarm bells for public health experts in the United States amid a surge in cases.

There have reportedly been 17,418 hospitalisations between 20 August to 26 August in the country.

First Lady Jill Biden is currently isolating after she tested positive for Covid on Monday, 4 September, just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to the G20 summit in India.