Kamala Harris tests Covid positive, President Biden not ‘close contact’
India TV NewsHighlights Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid Harris press secretary said neither President Biden nor first lady was considered close contact Harris tested positive on both rapid and PCR tests but 'has exhibited no symptoms' Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen said neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a “close contact” of Harris in recent days. Harris tested positive on both rapid and PCR tests but “has exhibited no symptoms,” the White House said. Harris’ diagnosis comes a month after her husband, Doug Emhoff, recovered from the virus, as a wave of cases of the highly transmissible omicron subvariant has spread through Washington’s political class, infecting Cabinet members, White House staffers and lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.