House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19, according to her office, marking the first time the Democratic leader had contracted the virus after two years of chanting strict coronavirus protocols in Parliament. Her spokeswoman made the announcement Thursday as Pelosi, 82, was due to give a weekly press conference at the US Capitol. “After coming out negative this week, speaker Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Drew Hamill wrote on Twitter. “The speaker is fully vaccinated and enhanced and is grateful for the strong protection provided by the vaccine.” ADVOCATE GENERAL MERRICH GARLAND IS A POSITIVE TEST FOR COVID-19 He added: “The speaker will be quarantined according to the CDC guidelines and encourages everyone to be vaccinated, strengthened and tested regularly.” Pelosi was in the White House on Wednesday with President Biden for a bill to sign a bill on postal reform legislation. She was uncovered next to Biden. On Tuesday, Pelosi was also at the White House for the Affordable Care Act with Biden and former President Obama. She was seen kissing Biden on the cheek on Tuesday at that event. President Joe Biden Signs the 2022 Postal Service Reform Act at the White House State Dining Room in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich. of New York, Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, James Clyburn, DS.C., Steny Hoyer, D-Md. and Annette Taylor. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
Biden’s sister, Valari Biden Owens, also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Both members of Biden’s cabinet were also positive this week, with Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attending Saturday’s Gridiron dinner in Washington, DC. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Pelosi rushed to support mask orders, social distance and voting through delegates in the House of Representatives as the pandemic began. But with the widespread availability of vaccines and boosters, restrictions have eased in recent months to mark Biden’s first official speech on the state of Congress across Congress.
President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Postal Service Reform Act into the White House State Dining Room in Washington on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The postal review that has been fought for years has been ongoing. It comes amid widespread complaints about slowing down the mail service. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 5: Former President Barack Obama embraces House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the end of a 2010 Affordable Care Act in the east room of the White House on , 2022 in Washington, DC. With then-Vice President Joe Biden at his side, Obama signed “Obamacare” into law on March 23, 2010. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
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