The Secretary of State tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, making him the latest person to contract the disease among attendees of the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a signing ceremony at the State Department. The photo was taken by Brendan Smialowski.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the State Department, said in a statement that blinken is fully vaccine and boosted and is only experiencing mild symptoms.
According to the State Department and the White House, President Joe Biden has not been in close contact with Tony Blinken in several days.
Price said that Blinken wouldolate at home and maintain a virtual work schedule.
The joke about the White House Correspondents Dinner being the nation's most distinguished superspreader event is looking prophetic in retrospect. CNN reported Wednesday that some of its own staffers, along with employees of NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Politico and other outlets tested positive for Covid after going to Saturday night's dinner. Jonathan Karl was one of the people who tested positive. Karl shook hands with the president after sitting next to him. The result of Biden's test came back negative, Jen Psaki told reporters.
A long list of top officials have tested positive for Covid in recent weeks, including Vice President Harris and House Speaker Pelosi.
The White House Correspondents Dinner went on despite the Gridiron Club dinner being a superspreader event.
The White House Correspondents Dinner weekend resulted in positive tests for journalists from multiple news outlets.
The Vice President tested positive for Covid-19.
Nancy Pelosi tested positive for covid.
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