First Lady Jill Biden rides a bicycle along the beach while on vacation on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, August 14, 2022.
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First Lady Jill Biden rides a bicycle along the beach while on vacation on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, August 14, 2022.
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First Lady Jill Biden, 71, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing mild symptoms, according to a statement from her spokeswoman, Elizabeth Alexander.
“After testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday during her routine testing, the First Lady began developing cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” the statement said.
The First Lady, who received two vaccinations and two boosters, was prescribed a course of treatment Paxlovid. Following CDC guidance, Biden will stay at his home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, and isolate from others for at least five days.
The statement said she plans to return home after receiving two negative COVID tests in a row.
The White House said President Biden, who was on vacation with his wife and family, is considered a close contact and will cover his face while indoors for the next 10 days.
Following CDC guidance as he is a close relative of the First Lady, he will wear a mask for 10 days while indoors and around other people. We will also speed up the President’s testing and reporting on those results.
– Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) August 16, 2022
Biden, who tested positive for COVID at the end of July and spent a recovery casetested negative for COVID on the antigen test.
Biden is expected to return to Washington on Tuesday afternoon to sign the contract Inflation Reduction ActDemocrats’ sweeping spending bill aims to tackle climate change while reducing the deficit and the cost of prescription drugs. It passed without any Republican support.
