White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Contracts Covid-19 for Second Time

  • President tested negative on Tuesday, will attend summits
  • Psaki reports mild symptoms, previously infected in October
Jen PsakiPhotographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and will no longer travel with President Joe Biden to Europe, she said.

Biden tested negative on Tuesday and is not considered a close contact to Psaki, the press secretary said in a statement. Biden is scheduled to depart Wednesday for meetings with U.S. allies in Brussels and Warsaw regarding the war in Ukraine.