White House press secretary tests Covid-19 positive
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says she has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
In a statement on Sunday, Psaki said she was last in contact with United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday, when she met him in the White House, where they were more than 6 feet apart and wearing masks.
Biden, who is tested frequently, last tested negative on Saturday, according to the White House.
Psaki, 42, did not accompany Biden on his trip abroad to Rome this weekend for the Group of 20 summit and Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday for a United Nations climate summit.
Psaki said she had planned to travel with the president but scrapped the trip just as he was set to depart for Europe after learning that members of her household had tested positive for COVID-19.
