April 7, 2022, 7:04 p.m. • 4 minutes reading Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19, Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hamill wrote on Twitter on Thursday. Pelosi, 82, has no symptoms, he said. This positive test comes after a negative test earlier in the week, Hammill said. Pelosi posted a photo of herself next to President Joe Biden on Twitter on Wednesday. Biden, who tested negative on Wednesday night, is not considered close contact “as defined by the CDC,” according to a White House statement. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said it was not considered close contact because they were not 6 feet apart for 15 minutes. “The president saw President Pelosi at White House events and had brief contacts over the past two days,” the White House said in a statement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during the weekly press conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC, March 31, 2022. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during the annual North American Building Trade Union Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel April 5, 2022 in Washington, DC “He will continue to be monitored regularly. The president wishes President Pelosi a speedy recovery,” the statement said. Pelosi is the second in a row for the presidency after the vice president. Pelosi has been vaccinated and boosted and received her second booster vaccine last month, a spokesman said. Other Washington officials who have been positive this week include Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, MP Adam Schiff, D-Calif., And Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. Hamil added on Twitter that the scheduled congressional delegation to Asia, headed by Pelosi, would be postponed. ABC News’ Mary Bruce contributed to this report.
