WILMINGTON, United States – US President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive for COVID-19 after having open-air “interactions” with Biden, the transition team said Thursday. Biden, 78, tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, his team said. Richmond, 47, developed symptoms on Wednesday and took a rapid test which came back positive, according to Bedingfield. A follow-up test was also positive, and Richmond entered a 14-day quarantine. The latest to come down with COVID-19 is Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who reportedly tested positive on Wednesday ahead of a cabinet meeting with Trump and as a result did not attend.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 17, 2020 23:48 UTC