'He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms,' White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
Prior to Thursday's test, he had most recently been screened for COVID-19 on Tuesday and the result was negative, Jean-Pierre said. First lady Dr. Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday morning in Delaware, according to her spokesman Michael LaRosa. The first lady also confirmed her negative test to reporters Thursday in Detroit.
"I talked to him just a few minutes ago," the first lady said of her husband."He's doing fine, he's feeling good."The diagnosis comes days after the president returned from a four-day trip to the Middle East, his first as president, and the day after he in Massachusetts on actions his administration is taking to combat climate change. Mr.
The White House Medical Unit will notify all of Mr. Biden's close contacts of his positive test, Jean-Pierre said, including those who interacted with the president during his trip Wednesday. The president has managed to avoid contracting COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, even as several members of his administration and top lawmakers were diagnosed — some after being around the president.
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