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Biden Has ‘Close Contact’ With COVID-19 Positive Staffer

Biden Has ‘Close Contact’ With COVID-19 Positive Staffer
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Dec. 13, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Isabel van Brugen
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President Joe Biden on Monday morning tested negative after coming into close contact with a staff member who has COVID-19, the White House said.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Monday evening that, earlier in the day, a staff member who does not regularly have contact with Biden tested positive for COVID-19.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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