Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, tests positive for COVID-19

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officers mentioned.

Harris’ spokesperson, Sabrina Singh, confirmed in an announcement that Emhoff examined optimistic earlier within the day.

The vice chairman examined unfavorable however would proceed to check and would skip a White Home occasion on gender fairness Tuesday afternoon “out of an abundance of warning,” Singh mentioned.

A White Home official mentioned Harris was final with the second gentleman on Tuesday morning. She attended two subsequent conferences with President Biden — a morning intelligence briefing and an early afternoon invoice signing, based on her schedule.

Biden, 79, is totally vaccinated, however older folks face larger danger of significant sickness from the illness.

The White Home lately relaxed masking necessities, and Harris was seen in an in depth huddle with Biden and congressional leaders because the president signed the $1.5-trillion spending invoice Tuesday afternoon. Not one of the officers was carrying a masks.

Among the many officers had been Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat, and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, a Vermont Democrat who serves as president professional tempore of the Senate. They’re the second and third within the line of presidential succession after Harris. Senate Majority Chief Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat, was additionally in attendance for the signing.