Pelosi Tests Positive for COVID-19 Hours After Being in Contact With Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters in Washington in a file image. Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman announced on April 7.

“After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Drew Hammill, the spokesman, said in a statement.