White House Press Secretary Has COVID-19, Won't Travel To Europe

President Biden tested negative ahead of the trip to meet with world counterparts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she is positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe this week for urgent meetings with world counterparts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe.

President Biden tested negative on Tuesday, she said.

Psaki's reinfection is the latest COVID-19 scare for the White House after recent positive tests for Vice President Kamala Harris' husband and Ireland's prime minister, who was in the nation's capital last week for a series of in-person celebrations of St. Patrick's Day with President Biden and other officials.