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Biden Aide Who Accompanied President on Scotland Trip Tests Positive for COVID

© AP Photo / Nati HarnikA nurse prepares to administer a polymerise chain reaction (PCR) test to detect the presence of the COVID-19 antigen, at a testing site affiliated with the Methodist Health System, in Omaha, Neb., Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
A nurse prepares to administer a polymerise chain reaction (PCR) test to detect the presence of the COVID-19 antigen, at a testing site affiliated with the Methodist Health System, in Omaha, Neb., Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.11.2021
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The news about a White House staffer who contracted COVID was confirmed just several days after White House press secretary Jen Psaki was also diagnosed with coronavirus, however, authorities believe that the two cases are unrelated.
An aide to Joe Biden has been diagnosed with coronavirus after the trip to Europe, the White House confirmed, adding that the president's COVID test came back negative. The aide, who is a staffer on the National Security Council, accompanied Biden to Scotland, where the American president took part in the UN climate summit.
© REUTERS / POOLU.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver a speech during "Action on Forests and Land-Use" event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver a speech during Action on Forests and Land-Use event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.11.2021
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver a speech during "Action on Forests and Land-Use" event at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021
Previously, reports suggested that the aide was asymptomatic and remained in Scotland under quarantine and for additional PCR testing. According to AP, the said individual did not come into close contact with the president.
In the meantime, several other officials have had to travel back to the US on a "different government plane" due to health concerns. The exact number of staff involved is still unclear.
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