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Commerce Secretary Raimondo tests positive for COVID-19
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo examined constructive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The Commerce Division announcement comes someday after Raimondo attended the North America’s Constructing Trades Unions legislative convention in Washington, D.C.
“Immediately, after experiencing gentle signs, Secretary Raimondo examined constructive for COVID utilizing an at-home antigen check,” the division mentioned in a press release. “She is fully-vaccinated and boosted, and she or he is assured that the vaccine has prevented her from experiencing extra important signs. She is sharing the information of her constructive check out of an abundance of transparency.”
Raimondo’s workplace additionally acknowledged they’re conducting contact tracing to inform any people Raimondo could have contaminated. Raimondo will quarantine at residence for 5 days, as really helpful by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC).
WHITE HOUSE DROPS MASK MANDATE
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks throughout a press briefing within the briefing room of the White Home in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021.
(AP Picture/Andrew Harnik)
Raimondo is the newest high-level member of President Biden’s administration to check constructive for the virus.
CIA Director William Burns examined constructive final week, and White Home press secretary Jen Psaki additionally examined constructive on March 22 and quarantined for 5 days. It was the second time she had contracted the illness, with the primary being in October 2021.