UPDATE

WASHINGTON (AP) 8-24-22 — First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent “rebound” case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend. President Joe Biden, who spent three days with his wife at their Rehoboth Beach, Del. vacation home, continues to test negative, the White House said. He also suffered a rebound case earlier this month after an initial recovery from the virus. The White House said the president was considered a close contact, and will wear a mask “for 10 days when indoors and in close proximity to others” in accordance with CDC guidance. The White House will also increase the frequency of his COVID-19 testing.

Previously

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has left COVID-19 isolation after twice testing negative for the coronavirus and has reunited with President Joe Biden at their Delaware beach home. She had been isolating in South Carolina, where she tested positive for the virus as the couple wrapped up a vacation there last week. An aide says the first lady arrived in Delaware on Sunday afternoon. Like the president, Jill Biden has been double vaccinated and boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She tested positive last Tuesday and was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid. President Biden recently recovered from a rebound case of COVID-19.

Previously

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms.” The White House announced it on Tuesday. The first lady has been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina and began experiencing symptoms Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at the vacation home for at least five days. Joe Biden tested negative for the virus on Tuesday morning but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The president recovered from a rebound case of the virus Aug. 7. The Bidens have been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.