Desk Report
Published: 05 Sep 2023, 12:06 pm
First Lady of the United States Jill Biden || Photo: Collected
First Lady of the United States Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said.
President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his
wife's positive test, but his results were negative. White House press
secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue testing
regularly and would be monitored for symptoms.
Jill Biden will remain at the couple's home in Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, for the time being, communications director Elizabeth
Alexander said. The first lady had planned to start the new school year Tuesday
at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English and writing.
Due to her condition, she was working with school officials
to arrange substitute teachers for her classes, Alexander said.
The first lady had traveled with her husband to Florida on
Saturday to inspect the damage from Hurricane Idalia. President Biden then
spent part of the Labor Day weekend at the Delaware beach house before
traveling Monday to a union event in Philadelphia and then back to the White
House.
The Bidens both contracted COVID previously, last summer._AP