White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday after returning from President Joe Biden's trip to Europe, she said in a statement Sunday evening.
"I last saw the President during a socially distanced meeting yesterday, and the President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance. I am sharing the news of my positive test today out of an abundance of transparency," she said in a statement Sunday evening. Jean-Pierre, 44, added that she is experiencing"mild symptoms" and will work from home until after her five-day isolation period and a negative Covid-19 test.
And earlier in March, second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for the virus, marking the first known case of Covid-19 among the first or second families since Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office in January 2021.Read MoreThe President's last publicly known negative Covid-19 test was Friday, the day he left Brussels for Warsaw.
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