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White House communications director tests positive for COVID-19
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White Home communications director Kate Bedingfield has examined optimistic for COVID-19.
In a sequence of tweets, Bedingfield stated she found her optimistic outcomes on Friday morning.
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“This morning, I examined optimistic for COVID-19. I final noticed the president Wednesday in a socially-distanced assembly whereas carrying an N-95 masks, and he isn’t thought of an in depth contact as outlined by the CDC,” she wrote.
Bedingfield stated that “because of being totally vaccinated and boosted” she is just experiencing gentle signs.
“In alignment with White Home COVID-19 protocols, I’ll do business from home and plan to return to work in individual on the conclusion of a five-day isolation interval and a damaging check,” she stated.
White Home Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield takes a query throughout a press briefing on the White Home in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2022.
(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Bedingfield’s announcement comes after Vice President Kamala Harris examined optimistic for the virus earlier within the week.
The vp’s press secretary, Kirsten Allen, stated neither President Biden nor first girl Jill Biden was thought of a “shut contact” of Harris in latest days.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the Tribal Nations Summit within the South Courtroom Auditorium on the White Home campus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Washington.
(AP Picture/Patrick Semansky)
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The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) defines somebody in “shut contact” as somebody who’s lower than six ft aside for at the least quarter-hour.