The Latest (5/2/22):
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative on Monday for COVID-19, six days after she tested positive for the virus.
She has been cleared to return to the White House on Tuesday.
Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen said Harris, who was prescribed the antiviral treatment Paxlovid last week, was negative on a rapid antigen test.
Allen said Harris would continue to wear a “well-fitting mask while around others” in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines until through her tenth day after her positive test.
Original Story (4/26/22):
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced.
That’s underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to revert to pre-pandemic normalcy.
The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”
Harris will isolate at her residence but continue to work remotely, and would only return to the White House once she tests negative for the virus.
