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Biden with Arab leaders at the GCC+3 summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 16, 2022
The 2022 OPEC+ oil production cut caused a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia, widening the rift between the two countries, and threatening a longstanding alliance.[430][431]

COVID-19 diagnosis
On July 21, 2022, Biden tested positive for COVID-19 with reportedly mild symptoms.[432] According to the White House, he was treated with Paxlovid.[433] He worked in isolation in the White House for five days[434] and returned to isolation when he tested positive again on July 30.[435]

Domestic policy
In April 2022, Biden signed into law the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 to revamp the finances and operations of the United States Postal Service agency.[436]
On July 28, 2022, the Biden administration announced it would fill four wide gaps on the Mexico–United States border in Arizona near Yuma, an area with some of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings. During his presidential campaign, Biden had pledged to cease all future border wall construction.[437] This occurred after both allies and critics of Biden criticized his administration's management of the southern border.