U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said on Tuesday, adding that President Joe Biden has continued to test negative after recently recovering from the virus.
The 71-year-old first lady tested negative earlier on Monday as part of her regular testing routine, but a PCR test taken after she developed cold-like symptoms came back positive, her spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said.
President Biden will wear a mask for 10 days when indoors and when in close proximity to others because he is considered a close contact of the first lady, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.He plans to return to Washington on Tuesday to sign a landmark climate change and healthcare bill in the afternoon, before continuing to his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
"We will also increase the president's testing cadence and report those results," Jen-Pierre said. The president recovered from a rebound case of the virus on Aug. 7. Jill Biden, who like her husband, has been vaccinated twice and boosted twice with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, has been prescribed a course of Paxlovid and will isolate in her vacation home for at least five days, her spokeswoman said.
The first lady is currently in South Carolina where the Bidens have been on vacation, and will return home after she receives two consecutive negative COVID tests, her spokeswoman said.Reporting by Paul Grant; Editing by Chris Gallagher and Jonathan Oatis
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19BREAKING: First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to her office. 'She has been prescribed a course of Paxlovid and, following CDC guidance, will isolate from others for at least five days,' her spokesperson says.
Read more »
First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday.
Read more »
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19Breaking: First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing mild syptoms while vacationing with President Biden and family in South Carolina
Read more »
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19The first lady has been prescribed a course of the oral treatment Paxlovid and will isolate from others for at least five days.
Read more »
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19The first lady, who is double-vaccinated and twice boosted, has been prescribed a course of Paxlovid. Per CDC guidance, Biden will remain at a private residence in Kiawah Island, South Carolina and isolate from others for at least five days.
Read more »
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptomsFirst lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday.
Read more »