Five days after first testing positive for COVID-19, first lady Jill Biden has now tested negative and has come out of isolation, according to her office.
The First Lady will leave South Carolina for Delaware later today, according to a statement from Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, who added that she had been in isolation for five days and had received negative results from two consecutive COVID-19 tests.
Since last Tuesday, when she tested positive towards the conclusion of a family vacation, Biden has been hiding out in South Carolina.
President Biden, who recently survived two cases of COVID-19, tested negative for the illness and left for Delaware after making a short trip to Washington.
According to her office, the first lady has had two booster shots and has received two vaccinations. She had a few minor “cold-like” symptoms, for which Paxlovid, an antiviral drug, was prescribed.
The first lady stayed at the couple’s home in Delaware while the president was sequestered at the White House after his first COVID-19 test result on July 21. Six days later, he came out of isolation, but on July 30, he had a “rebound” episode that sent him back into isolation until August 7.
The White House said that he will wear a mask when in close proximity to others for the next 10 days since he was seen as the first lady’s personal contact last week.
On Sunday afternoon, the first lady arrived in Delaware.