Covid-19: Biden aide tests positive for coronavirus
AFP/Wilmington Filed on December 18, 2020
Joe Biden is greeted by Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond as he arrives in Columbus, Georgia, on October 27. AFP
Richmond travelled independently to Georgia to campaign with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against Republican senators.
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 on Tuesday with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against incumbent Republican senators.
Biden aide tests positive for coronavirus: Transition team
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Richmond traveled independently to the state of Georgia to campaign Tuesday with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against incumbent Republican senators.
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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 traveled 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 guideline
One of President-elect Joe Biden s closest advisers has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
According to Biden s transition team, Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond tested positive two days after traveling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally with Biden.
The transition team noted that Richmond was not in close contact with Biden based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
Biden took a COVID-19 test on Thursday, and the results came back negative, according to a The Hill report.
In a statement, Biden transition spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said Biden and Richmond s interactions were done in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 consecutive minutes, which is the CDC s timeframe for close contact.
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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 traveled 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.