US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for departure from Gainesville Regional Airport after surveying damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. Photo / AP
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for departure from Gainesville Regional Airport after surveying damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. Photo / AP
First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said.
US 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 thepresident 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 on 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 travelled with her husband to Florida on Saturday to inspect the damage from Hurricane Idalia. President Biden then spent part of the Labour Day weekend at the Delaware beach house before travelling on Monday to a union event in Philadelphia and then back to the White House.
The Bidens both contracted Covid previously, last summer.
