REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan examined constructive on Saturday for COVID-19, in accordance with the White Home.
Sullivan sometimes has frequent contact with President Joe Biden however final was in touch with the president early within the week, in accordance with a senior administration official who spoke on situation of anonymity. Sullivan had been maintaining his distance from Biden after “a pair” of individuals he had been in shut contact with had examined constructive for the virus, the official mentioned.
Adrienne Watson, a Nationwide Safety Council spokeswoman, mentioned Sullivan “is asymptomatic and he has not been in shut contact with the president.”
The White Home confirmed on Thursday that Biden had examined destructive that day. White Home officers didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon whether or not Biden has been examined extra just lately.