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US first lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid, has 'mild' symptoms

She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday.

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (Photo: Reuters)
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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (Photo: Reuters)

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US First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms”, the White House announced on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution.

The Bidens have been vacationing in South Carolina since August 10, and the 71-year-old first lady began experiencing symptoms on Monday.

Jill Biden, like her husband, has been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at the vacation home for at least five

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