U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris tested positive for Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Vice President is, however, asymptomatic but did not participate in a scheduled briefing at the White House as a result of the infection.
“Today I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms, and I will continue to isolate and follow CDC guidelines. I’m grateful to be both vaccinated and boosted,” Harris tweeted on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kirsten Allen, the Vice President’s press secretary had in an earlier statement said Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on rapid and PCR tests.
Harris “will isolate and continue to work from the vice president’s residence,” Allen said, adding: “She has not been a close contact to the President or First Lady due to their respective recent travel schedules.
“She will follow CDC guidelines and the advice of her physicians. The Vice President will return to the White House when she tests negative”.
Harris had been scheduled to receive her intelligence briefing on Tuesday at the White House alongside President Joe Biden, according to daily guidance sent to reporters Monday evening.
She did not participate in any events or meetings at the White House on Tuesday, according to a White House official.
