First Lady Jill Biden tests negative for Covid: W.House

Washington: US First Girl Jill Biden has examined adverse for Covid-19 twice and can come out of isolation Sunday, the White Home mentioned.

The 71-year-old spouse of President Joe Biden examined constructive on August 16, almost two weeks after her husband contracted the virus for a second time.

She is double vaccinated and twice boosted, and skilled gentle signs. She was prescribed a course of the oral antiviral capsule Paxlovid.

“After isolating for 5 days and receiving adverse outcomes from two consecutive COVID-19 assessments, the First Girl will depart South Carolina later as we speak for Delaware,” her communications director Elizabeth Alexander mentioned in an announcement.

Jill Biden had examined constructive whereas on vacation in South Carolina, the place she stayed at a non-public residence.

President Biden, who turns 80 in November, has lately recovered from two separate bouts of the coronavirus.

He first examined constructive on July 21 and continued to hold out his duties whereas isolating on the White Home.

After 4 days of adverse assessments he once more acquired a constructive end result on July 30 and entered isolation a second time, earlier than popping out, having recovered totally, on August 7.