(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) US Vice President Harris tested positive for the new crown
China News Agency, Washington, April 26 (Reporter Sha Hanting) Allen, the press secretary of US Vice President Harris, issued a statement on the 26th local time, saying that Harris tested positive for the new crown virus that day.
Allen said in a statement that Harris came back positive that day with a rapid test and a PCR test.
Harris, who is currently asymptomatic, will be in isolation at the vice president's residence and continue to work.
Allen also said Harris was not a close contact of President Biden and the first lady.
She will follow CDC guidelines and doctor's orders and will return to the White House after testing negative for the new coronavirus.
According to US media reports, Harris has previously been fully vaccinated against the new crown and has received two booster doses.
On the same day, US Senators Chris Murphy and Ron Wyden also announced that their new crown test results were positive.
Since April, a number of senior Biden administration officials and members of Congress have been infected with the new crown virus, including US Commerce Secretary Raimondo, Attorney General Garland, and House Speaker Pelosi.
According to CDC statistics, the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has been on the rise recently. The average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days has exceeded 44,000, much higher than the 25,000 cases in early April; the number of deaths has been on a downward trend since February. , the average daily death toll in the past 7 days is 314.
According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 16:00 on the 26th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States exceeded 81.084 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 991,000.
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