White House press secretary Psaki re-infected with new crown

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) White House Press Secretary Psaki re-infected with new crown

　　China News Agency, Washington, March 22 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) US White House Press Secretary Psaki issued a statement on the 22nd that she tested positive for the new coronavirus nucleic acid that day and will no longer travel to Europe with US President Biden.

　　This is the second time Psaki has been diagnosed with the new crown.

At the end of October last year, she also missed Biden's trip to Europe because she tested positive for the new crown.

　　Psaki said in a statement that Biden's new crown test result that day was negative.

She had two "social distance" meetings with Biden on the 21st.

According to the CDC's epidemic prevention guidelines, Biden is not a close contact.

　　"Thanks to the vaccine, I only developed mild symptoms." Psaki said that he will work from home and plans to return to work after the five-day quarantine period and a negative test.

　　Washington, the capital of the United States, has lifted the mandatory indoor mask order since March 1.

The White House also lifted the corresponding epidemic prevention restrictions.

Since March, there have been two confirmed cases of high-level officials in the White House.

Doug Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President Harris and "Second Mr.", tested positive for the new crown on the 15th.

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 16:00 on the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States exceeded 79.79 million, with 973,000 deaths.

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