Wilmington: US President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive for COVID-19 after having open-air “interactions” with Biden, the transition team said Thursday.
Richmond travelled independently to the state of Georgia to campaign Tuesday with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against incumbent Republican senators.
“Richmond’s interactions with the president-elect happened in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 consecutive minutes, the CDC’s timeframe for close contact,” transition spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said in a statement, referring to the guidelines laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Joe Biden s close adviser Congressman Cedric Richmond tests positive for COVID-19
47-year-old Richmond has been named as the White House Senior Adviser and Director of the Office of Public Engagement in the incoming Biden administration.
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WASHINGON: Congressman Cedric Richmond, a close adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the transition team. He developed symptoms on Wednesday and took a rapid test which came out positive, Transition Spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said on Thursday.
47-year-old Richmond has been named as the White House Senior Adviser and Director of the Office of Public Engagement in the incoming Biden administration. Richmond was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), with the President-elect. President-elect Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected, Bedingfield said.
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