State Department Says Blinken Tests Negative for COVID-19 After Spokesman Tests Positive

State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks on the situation in Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. on Aug. 18, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday morning, State Department said, after department spokesperson Ned Price tested positive for the disease and is quarantining.

“After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price, who is vaccinated, said on Twitter.