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White House Press Secretary Jan Psaki announced Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, just a handful of days after last meeting with President Joe Biden.
Psaki last met with the president on Tuesday when she was masked and outside, claiming to have been 6-feet away from Biden. She did not make the international trip with Biden.
Psaki issued this statement Sunday.
“On Wednesday, in coordination with senior leadership at the White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19,” Psaki stated. “Since then, I have quarantined and tested negative (via PCR) for COVID on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. However, today, I tested positive for COVID.”
Biden has already met with Pope Francis and several world leaders on his trip to Italy and other European countries. The first stop this week was Rome, where he met the pope while getting ready for the G20 summit.
As for Psaki, she said she has been fully vaccinated and that she plans to work from home for the time being. She said she will continue her 10-day quarantine before returning to in-person work.
“I will plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of the ten day quarantine following a negative rapid test, which is an additional White House requirement, beyond CDC guidance, taken out of an abundance of caution,” Psaki added.
This is a developing story.
