First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

First woman Dr. Jill Biden examined constructive for COVID-19 on Monday night, the White Home mentioned. 

Biden, 72, was experiencing gentle signs on the time of the constructive take a look at, the primary woman’s communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, mentioned in an announcement. She plans to stay at her dwelling in Rehoboth Seaside, Delaware. 

President Biden was administered a COVID-19 take a look at after the primary woman’s constructive outcome — he examined damaging, White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned. 

“The President will take a look at at a daily cadence this week and monitor for signs,” Jean-Pierre mentioned.

Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Group Faculty, final week informed center schoolers in Washington, D.C., that she was set to start instructing programs once more this week.

Given her COVID-19 analysis, Biden is “working with NOVA to make sure her courses are lined by a substitute,” Alexander informed CBS Information. Biden is the first presidential partner to carry a full-time job whereas residing within the White Home.

Mr. Biden is scheduled to journey to India on Sept. 7 for the Group of 20 leaders’ summit, adopted by a one-day go to to Hanoi, Vietnam. 

The primary woman’s constructive take a look at outcome got here two days after she and Mr. Biden traveled to Delaware from Florida, the place they’d been visiting communities ravaged by Hurricane Idalia.

The primary woman beforehand examined constructive for COVID-19 on Aug. 16, 2022, a number of weeks after Mr. Biden skilled his personal bout with COVID. After being handled with paxlovid, she skilled a “rebound” case per week later and returned to isolation.

—Ed O’Keefe contributed reporting.