State Dept. Spokesman Tests Positive for COVID-19 after UNGA

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price tested positive for COVID-19 and is going to be self-quarantining for the next 10 days, State Department said Monday.

“After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price, who is vaccinated, said on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/status/1442558871395045376

On the other hand, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested negative for COVID-19 after the spokesman's test.

In New York, Price attended numerous events with Blinken, including meetings with foreign ministers and senior officials from more than 60 countries. They were part of a large U.S. delegation to the General Assembly that included dozens of senior diplomats.

In a call with reporters, Department deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter said Blinken had tested negative as recently as Monday morning, affirming that none of the other members of the traveling party were currently exhibiting symptoms.