Psaki Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Transmission From Family Members

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki calls on reporters during the daily news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki has said that she has tested positive for COVID-19 days after members of her household came down with the virus.

Psaki, who opted to stay in Washington due to a family emergency as President Joe Biden left for his trip to Rome and Glasgow on Oct. 28, said in a statement on Sunday, “On Wednesday [Oct. 27], in coordination with senior leadership at the White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19.”