Blinken tests positive for COVID-19 after White House Correspondents Dinner

Published May 4, 2022 8:16pm ET



Secretary of State Antony Blinken has contracted COVID-19 but “is experiencing only mild symptoms,” his team announced following the results of a test Wednesday afternoon.

“He tested negative on Tuesday and again as recently as this morning,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday afternoon. “The secretary has not seen President Biden in person for several days, and the president is not considered a close contact according to guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

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