First Lady Jill Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19 After CT Trip

CONNECTICUT — First Lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 Thursday morning, after President Joe Biden tested positive for the virus. The first lady and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona were in the state yesterday as part of a summer learning tour.

Jill Biden spoke to reporters in Detroit Thursday morning, according to CNN. She said the president is doing fine and feeling good. She is considered a close contact of her husband.

"I tested negative this morning, I am going to keep my schedule," she said, adding that she will remain masked in accordance with CDC guidelines. Her schedule includes stops in Michigan and Georgia.

President Biden is experiencing mild symptoms, including a runny nose, fatigue and dry cough, White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a memo. His symptoms started Wednesday evening, and he tested positive on an antigen test and a PCR test.

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She appeared without a mask during her Connecticut trip and met with Gov. Ned Lamont, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and several teachers and students at a New Haven event.

She and Cardona have been touring the country to see summer learning programs that are supported by American Rescue Plan funds. Cardona is the former state Department of Education commissioner and Meriden superintendent of schools.

President Biden is fully vaccinated, including two booster doses. He was prescribed the antiviral Paxlovid. He said in a statement he will isolate at the White House and continue to work remotely.