White House Press Secretary , Jen Psaki, Tests Positive for COVID-19.
After pulling out of
President Biden's
overseas trip due to
a family emergency, .
After pulling out of
President Biden's
overseas trip due to
a family emergency, .
Psaki announced on Oct. 31 that she
had tested positive for coronavirus.
The family emergency was later revealed to be "members of my household testing
positive for COVID-19," Psaki said.
Since then, I have quarantined
and tested negative (via PCR)
for COVID on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Jen Psaki, via statement.
However, today, I tested
positive for COVID.
While I have not had close
contact in person with
the president or senior
members of the White House
staff since Wednesday —
and tested negative for four
days after that last contact —, Jen Psaki, via statement.
I am disclosing today's
positive test out of
an abundance of
transparency.
I last saw the
president on Tuesday,
when we sat outside
more than six feet apart,
and wore masks, Jen Psaki, via statement.
Psaki, who is vaccinated, plans to return to work at the White House after quarantining for 10 days and supplying a negative rapid test.
President Biden received a booster shot of Pfizer's vaccine on Sept. 27