Jen Psaki Has COVID

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the AP reports. Psaki, 42, said she was last in contact with President Biden on Tuesday, when she met him outside 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 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 UN climate summit.

Psaki 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. “Since then, I have quarantined and tested negative (via PCR) for COVID on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday," Psaki said in a statement. “However, today, I tested positive for COVID." Psaki, who is fully vaccinated, said she would work remotely while quarantining for 10 days, CNN reports, and would return to work in person following a negative rapid test.

“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—I am disclosing today’s positive test out of an abundance of transparency," Psaki said. White House staff and others traveling with the president have been undergoing daily tests for COVID-19 since before departing Washington and are all fully vaccinated. Many officials have also received booster shots, due to the close-quarters environment and frequent travel associated with their work. Biden got his COVID-19 booster on Sept 27, shortly after federal regulators approved the third dose for many Americans.

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