Biden tests negative for COVID, will wear mask when close to others, White House says
Biden and first lady Jill Biden, who tested positive, were last together Monday. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday following first lady Jill Biden testing positive Monday night, the White House said. "He is not experiencing any symptoms," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily White House briefing, noting that the first couple had last been together on Monday. "As far as the steps that he's taking since the president was with the first lady yesterday -- he will be masking while indoors and around people in alignment with CDC guidance," she said. President Joe Biden waves as he walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Sep. 4, 2023, in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP MORE: COVID hospitalizations increase for 6th consecutive week but still at historic lows "And as as has been the practice in the past the president will remove his mask when sufficiently distanced from others indoors and whil...