Washington:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken examined optimistic Wednesday for Covid-19 and can shift to a digital work schedule, the State Division stated.
“The Secretary is totally vaccinated and boosted in opposition to the virus and is experiencing solely delicate signs,” the division stated in a press release.
Blinken has not seen President Joe Biden in individual for a number of days and Biden shouldn’t be thought of a detailed contact, it stated.
Spokesman Ned Worth stated that Blinken would not ship a long-awaited speech on China coverage scheduled for Thursday.
“He seems to be ahead to returning to the Division and resuming his full duties and travels as quickly as doable,” the assertion stated.
Blinken was amongst visitors who packed right into a Washington resort on Saturday night for the annual White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation dinner.
Trevor Noah, the comic who launched Biden, joked concerning the dinner being a “super-spreader” occasion.
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