White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield tested positive for COVID-19. In a series of tweets, Bedingfield said it found its positive results on Friday morning. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS A POSITIVE TEST FOR SOCIETY-19 “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19. I last saw the president on Wednesday at a social distance meeting wearing an N-95 mask and it is not considered close contact as defined by the CDC,” he wrote. Bedingfield said that “thanks to full vaccination and reinforcement” she has only mild symptoms. “In line with White House COVID-19 protocols, I will work from home and plan to return to work in person after completing a five-day period of isolation and a negative test,” he said. White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield receives a question during a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, March 29, 2022. (REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque) Bedingfield’s announcement comes after Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for the virus earlier in the week. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Vice President’s spokeswoman Kirsten Allen said neither President Biden nor First Lady Jill Biden had been considered “close contact” by Harris in recent days. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Gender Summit at the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky) ADVOCATE GENERAL MERRICH GARLAND IS A POSITIVE TEST FOR COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designates someone in “close contact” as someone less than six feet away for at least 15 minutes.
