U.S. commerce secretary, attorney general test positive for coronavirus

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Attorney General tested positive for the new crown virus

　　China News Agency, Washington, April 6 (Reporter Sha Hanting) U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo and Attorney General Garland tested positive for the new crown virus on the 6th local time.

　　The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a statement on the same day that Raimondo tested positive for the new crown virus that day.

She currently has mild symptoms and will be quarantined at home for 5 days before returning to the office after testing negative for the new crown.

Raimondo had previously received the new crown vaccine and booster shots.

The statement added that contact tracing of Raimondo's close contacts is currently underway.

　　In the afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement saying that Attorney General Garland tested positive for the new crown virus.

Garland is currently asymptomatic and will follow CDC guidelines to isolate at home for at least five days and return to the office after testing negative for the new crown.

Garland had previously received the new crown vaccine and booster shots.

　　The White House said on the same day that Vice President Harris' communications director Jamal Simmons (Jamal Simmons) tested positive for the new crown virus.

Simmons had close contact with Harris.

　　The White House also said that U.S. President Biden's latest 4-day new crown test came back negative.

At present, Biden has no close contact with people diagnosed with the new crown.

　　According to US media reports, a high-profile dinner was held in Washington on the 2nd of this month, attended by many senior government officials and members of Congress, including Raimondo and Garland, who were diagnosed with the new crown.

Schiff and Castro, two congressmen who attended the event, tested positive for the new coronavirus on the 5th.

　　According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at present, the subvariant BA.2 of the Omicron strain has become the dominant strain circulating in the United States, accounting for 72% of new cases.

Some experts said that the virus strain may bring new risks to epidemic prevention and control.

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 20:00 on the 6th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States exceeded 80.244 million, and the number of deaths reached 983,000.

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