'Close Contact with Confirmed Case' Biden Tests Negative in Second PCR Test
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] U.S. President Joe Biden, who had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, tested negative again on his second PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test on the 22nd (local time).
According to the White House, President Biden told reporters before presiding over a supply chain strategy meeting at the White House that day that he had undergone a PCR test. The test results were released by the White House a few hours later.
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President Biden underwent the PCR test after it was confirmed that he had close contact for about 30 minutes with a mid-level White House staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 on the 20th. The result was also negative at that time. The staff member had boarded Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, on the 17th and had contact with former President Biden, and was reported to have completed both the initial vaccination and booster shots prior to that.
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