A White House aide who traveled with President Joe Biden over the past week has tested positive for COVID-19 following the President’s European trip. That aide, whose name is not being released by the administration, has remained behind in Scotland, along with several of their staff.
“The aide, who tested positive via a rapid test, is in quarantine and awaiting a follow-up PCR test, a White House official said,” Bloomberg News reports. “The aide is not believed to have had close contact with the president.”
The number of staff who stayed behind, and their conditions are not known.
“This positive coronavirus case caused a stir for some in tight, closed circle of Biden officials who knew about it,” Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs adds via Twitter.
Last week Biden White House Press Secretary jen Psaki announced she had tested positive for coronavirus and was quarantining at home. She did not travel on Biden’s European trip.