Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2022, to review of the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the US Department of State.
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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, the State Department said.
Blinken, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus, “is experiencing only mild symptoms,” according to a statement by the State Department.
The top diplomat has not seen President Joe Biden in person for the past several days, and is not considered a close contact to Biden, the statement said.
Blinken attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington on Saturday night with hundreds of other people, including journalists, government officials and Biden.
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