WASHINGTON — CIA Director William Burns examined positive for Covid-19 on Thursday after taking a routine PCR check, the company mentioned in a press release.
Burns is experiencing gentle signs and is absolutely vaccinated towards Covid-19 with two vaccine doses and a booster shot, the company mentioned.
The director will proceed his duties whereas working from dwelling and plans to return to the workplace after isolating for 5 days and testing detrimental for the illness, it added.
Burns final noticed President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning throughout a socially distanced assembly the place he wore an N95 masks, the CIA mentioned, including that “their interaction is not considered close contact as defined by CDC guidance, and Director Burns is sharing the news of his positive test out of an abundance of transparency.”
His positive check comes at a important time because the U.S. aids Ukraine’s protection towards Russia’s army.
Biden, who examined detrimental on Monday following his journey to Europe, acquired a second booster shot on Wednesday. He had interacted with two prime White House aides who examined positive for Covid-19 earlier this month. Press secretary Jen Psaki’s prognosis prevented her from going to Belgium and Poland and deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who accompanied Biden on his journey, examined positive after she returned.
The BA.2 omicron subvariant of Covid-19 has turn out to be the dominant pressure of the illness within the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mentioned Tuesday.