Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19, he said.
The former vice president tweeted the news on Thursday, saying that he had been tested on Wednesday evening.
Sen. Kamala Harris, Biden’s running mate, canceled her campaign travel through Sunday after her communications director, as well as a member of the campaign’s charter plane staff, tested positive for the virus.
Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said neither of the infected individuals was in close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with Biden or Harris within the past 48 hours, rendering self-quarantining a nonnecessity.
“Our campaign’s contact tracing remains ongoing, and my team will continue to share any significant developments with the American people,” Biden tweeted. “If anything, let this serve as an example of the importance of wearing masks and keeping a safe, social distance.”
Our campaign’s contact tracing remains ongoing, and my team will continue to share any significant developments with the American people. If anything, let this serve as an example of the importance of wearing masks and keeping a safe, social distance.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 15, 2020
