Jill Biden contracts Covid: White House

By : AFP

Date: 5 September 2023 2:52pm WAT

First Lady Jill Biden had tested positive for Covid-19

(FILES) US First Lady Jill Biden speaks during a back-to-school K-12 Cybersecurity Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2023.(Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said. President Joe Biden tested negative.

The 72-year-old first lady is experiencing “only mild symptoms,” her office said and will remain in the couple’s home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Jill Biden last tested positive for Covid a year ago.

President Biden, 80, was administered a Covid test Monday evening and tested negative, the White House said, adding that he will continue regular testing and monitor for symptoms.