First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced Tuesday. She is vacationing in South Carolina at a private residence with President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus Tuesday, officials said. AdvertisementThe first lady is being treated with the antiviral therapy Paxlovid and will return to the White House after receiving two consecutive negative COVID-19 tests, while the president will return to Washington as part of his regular schedule, officials said. Joe Biden himself was recently holed up in the White House for more than two weeks after testing positive for the virus. He first tested positive on July 21 and came out of isolation on July 27, only to test positive again three days later.

Source: Huffington Post August 17, 2022 01:48 UTC