US Secretary of Health infected with Corona virus

Yesterday, Wednesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that Health Secretary Xavier Becerra had been infected with the emerging coronavirus, noting that he was suffering from mild symptoms.

The ministry said, in a statement, that the minister had tested positive for the virus while he was in Germany before the G7 meetings of health ministers, as the results of the tests conducted for the minister were positive, according to CNN.

The statement added that Besira had received the full vaccination against the Corona virus, as well as the booster dose, according to the German news agency.

And he added, "The Minister of Health will continue to work in isolation while he is in isolation in Berlin, and looks forward to resuming in-person meetings, as soon as possible."

The ministry statement indicated that the last time Besira visited the White House was last Thursday, and US President Joe Biden had not been in close contact with him.

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