First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced.
Gatekeepers News reports that the first lady’s spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander disclosed this in a statement.
The statement read, “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.”
According to the White House, President Joe Biden tested negative.
An administration official told CNN that there are no changes to White House COVID protocols or to the president’s schedule at this time.
The diagnosis of the 72-year-old first lady comes amid a busy week for Joe Biden, who delivered a Labor Day speech in Philadelphia earlier on Monday.
The US president is scheduled to present the Medal of Honor to an Army captain in a White House ceremony Tuesday before departing for the G20 Summit in India on Thursday.
Last summer, the first lady tested positive for COVID-19 while vacationing in South Carolina in August, while President Joe Biden tested positive last July. Both experienced rebound cases shortly after being treated with Paxlovid.
Jill Biden’s diagnosis comes amid renewed attention to COVID-19 as the world approaches the fourth virus season since the coronavirus arrived on the scene.
