U.S. first lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19: statement
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday.
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- Published Date: 04:45 | 16 August 2022
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U.S. first lady Jill Biden has testified positive for COVID-19, her communications director Elizabeth Alexander said on Tuesday.
After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the first lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening. She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive, the spokeswoman said.
President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House said.