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US first lady tests negative for COVID-19
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- 22 August, 2022
- 05:20
US first lady Jill Biden on Sunday tested negative for COVID-19 after isolating herself for five days, her spokeswoman said, Report informs, citing Anadolu Agency.
"After isolating for five days and receiving negative results from two consecutive COVID-19 tests, the First Lady will depart South Carolina later today for Delaware," Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement.
The first lady was diagnosed with coronavirus on Tuesday and was experiencing mild symptoms, days after US President Joe Biden's recovery from COVID-19.
She was prescribed Paxlovid, an oral treatment for patients at high risk for severe disease from COVID-19.
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