Jen Psaki, the White House spokeswoman, reported this Sunday that she has been infected with covid-19. Psaki was scheduled to accompany President Joe Biden on his trip to Europe, but canceled plans at the last minute after learning that his family members had tested positive for COVID. The last time he saw the president was on Tuesday, outdoors, a meter and a half away, and each one was wearing a mask. Biden last tested negative on Saturday, according to the White House. “Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms, which has allowed me to continue working from home,” said the 42-year-old press secretary.
“While I have not had close in-person contact with the president or with high-ranking members of the White House staff since Wednesday,” explained Psaki in a statement released in the afternoon, “I am informed of today’s positive test. in favor of maximum transparency ”. The White House announced Thursday that the spokeswoman would not participate in the trip “at least for the first few days,” due to a family emergency.
This Sunday it was learned that, after learning that members of her household had been infected, she and her family were quarantined. The Democratic Administration employee tested negative on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “However, today, I tested positive for covid,” he wrote. So far you have only experienced mild symptoms. As reported, he is working remotely and plans to return in person to the White House once the 10-day quarantine is over and he obtains a negative test for covid. It is not public knowledge if you have already received the booster dose of the covid vaccine.
Biden, who has already been inoculated three times, traveled to Italy to participate in the G-20 and climate summit on Monday in Glasgow, Scotland, accompanied by a large delegation that included Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State, and several members of the Administration’s press team, including Deputy Under Secretary of the Press, Karine Jean-Pierre. All are fully vaccinated and have been tested daily for covid.
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