Pelosi appeared at a White House event with President Joe Biden and tested positive for the disease.
Drew Hammill, Pelosi's spokesman, said on Thursday that Pelosi received a positive test result and is currently free of symptoms. She had tested negative earlier in the week.
The Speaker is fully protected by the vaccine, and is thankful for the protection. He said that Pelosi will encourage everyone to get vaccinations and test regularly.
The White House said Biden and Pelosi had only brief interactions over the course of the last two days, and that the president was not considered a close contact of the speaker by the CDC.
The President was tested last night as part of his regular testing regimen. The President wishes Speaker Pelosi a quick recovery.
The weekly press appearance on Capitol Hill by the leader of the Democratic Party was abruptly canceled. The House is going to take a break for two weeks.
Pelosi was scheduled to lead a congressional delegation to Asia.
Washington has experienced a rush of new COVID-19 cases as restrictions have been lifted and more events and gatherings are happening across Washington, D.C.
Attorney General Garland and Commerce Secretary Raimondo had positive tests. More than a dozen attendees of the Saturday night Gridiron Club dinner tested positive for the virus, and the officials were among them. Her spokesman said that Pelosi did not attend the dinner.
The Mayor of Washington D.C. announced Thursday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would work from home.
Several lawmakers have positive test results.
The Capitol reopened to public tours last week for the first time since the beginning of the Pandemic.
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