White House aide who tested positive for Covid-19 during foreign trip remains in Scotland

A White House official tested positive for Covid-19 during President Biden's foreign trip and is now quarantining in Scotland, another White House official has confirmed

A White House official tested positive for Covid-19 during President Joe Biden's foreign trip and is now quarantining in Scotland, another White House official confirmed Thursday.

The aide, whom the White House is not identifying out of privacy concerns, tested positive on Tuesday -- Biden's last day attending the global climate summit --"although additional tests to date have been inconclusive.""This individual did not have close contact with the President and is not exhibiting any symptoms," the separate White House official said."The person has remained in Scotland to complete the quarantine period with the support of the administration.

The news comes after high-profile members of the Biden administration tested positive for the virus in recent weeks.Read MoreWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki had dropped off of Biden's international trip last week after members of her household tested positive for Covid-19. Shortly afterward, Psaki announced she herself had tested positive.

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