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A member of the press who traveled with President-elect Joe Biden to Georgia on Tuesday has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, leading the transition team to direct one of its communications staffers to quarantine out of an abundance of caution, Biden's office said.
The journalist received a positive COVID-19 test Wednesday, after serving in the Biden transition press pool on both Monday and Tuesday. Biden’s office said in a statement that officials “immediately” began contact tracing and determined that the member of the press was never in close contact with Biden as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Reporter covering Biden tests positive for COVID-19
A member of the press who traveled with President-elect Joe Biden to Georgia on Tuesday has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, leading the transition team to direct one of its communi…
thehill.com