WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Sunday that she tested positive for COVID-19, but has had not had close contact with President Joe Biden since Wednesday.
Psaki said she decided not to travel with Biden to Italy as her family was being tested for COVID-19. Out of caution, she quarantined herself Wednesday through Saturday though she originally tested negative for the virus."However, today [Sunday], I tested positive for COVID," she posted on Twitter."While I have not had close contact in person with the President or senior members of the White House staff since Wednesday – and tested negative for four days after that last contact -- I am disclosing today’s positive test out of an abundance of transparency," she.