Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Attending Event With Biden

Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Attending Event With Biden
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin in Brussels in a file image. Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Ireland’s prime minister on March 16 tested positive for COVID-19 and left an event in Washington attended by U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tested negative for COVID-19 on an antigen test on Wednesday afternoon but was tested a second time after a member of his delegation tested positive, according to the Irish embassy. The second test, a polymerase chain reaction—considered more reliable than the antigen version—returned positive.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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