White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice has tested positive for Covid-19, she announced Monday, becoming the latest high-ranking Biden administration official to contract the coronavirus.
Rice said she last saw President Joe Biden five days before her diagnosis but was masked and is not considered a close contact. She is fully vaccinated and has had two booster shots.
“This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I’m feeling fine and grateful to be vaccinated and double boosted. I last saw the President in person on Wednesday—masked—and under CDC guidance he is not considered a close contact,” Rice tweeted.
Several top Biden officials — who are all fully vaccinated and boosted — have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blinken tested positive shortly after attending the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in Washington, which was also attended by President Joe Biden. In the days after the event, reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC新闻, NBC新闻, CBS新闻, Politico and other participating news organizations also tested positive for the virus.
最近几个月, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, 众议院议长南希·佩洛西, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Attorney General Merrick Garland, White House press secretary Jen Psaki also all tested positive.
White House officials have acknowledged it is possible the President will at some point contract Covid-19 but have emphasized the precautions being taken to prevent infection. The White House is also not considering returning to pandemic-era restrictions, according to Psaki.
White House declines to clarify Biden’s comments imploring gas stations to lower prices
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"My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril," Biden posted on Twitter Saturday. "Bring down the price you are charging at the pum...