When Biden took ill in Vegas last week, roads were shut down on route to hospital: Police
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began shutting down roads leading to UMC Hospital last week when President Biden took ill in Vegas, according to the department.
"The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was notified that President Joe Biden was sick on July 17th during his visit to Las Vegas. We did not know the nature of his illness. As a precaution, LVMPD proactively began to shut down roads leading to UMC Hospital. The Secret Service then advised LVMPD the President was going directly to Harry Reid International Airport and would be leaving Las Vegas," the department told ABC News.
Biden tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, following a campaign event in Las Vegas, the White House said. He has been self-isolating in Rehoboth, Delaware.
-ABC News' Josh Margolin and Alex Stone