Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, tested positive for COVID - 19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.
Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID - 19 and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman Drew Hammill said Thursday. He said she had tested negative earlier in the week.
The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection that the vaccine has provided, according to Hammill.
Pelosi will be vaccinated, boosted, and test regularly, according to Pelosi, according to the guidance of the CDC.
The 82-year-old Democratic leader made a statement ahead of her weekly press appearance on Capitol Hill, which was abruptly called off. The House is about to start a two week spring recess.
Pelosi was scheduled to lead a congressional delegation trip to Asia.
Washington has been experiencing a rush of new COVID 19 cases as restrictions have been lifted and more events and gatherings are happening across Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced positive tests. The officials were among more than a dozen attendees at the Saturday night Gridiron Club dinner to test positive for the disease. Pelosi did not attend the dinner, her spokesman said.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was positive for COVID 19 and would work at home while following isolation protocols. Several lawmakers have announced positive test results and are isolating.
The Capitol was reopened last week for some public tours for the first time since it was closed two years ago due to the onset of the Pandemic.