U.S. Vice President Harris to return to work after negative COVID test
By Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will return to in-person work after testing adverse for COVID-19 on Monday, in response to her spokesperson.
Harris, who wields a tie-breaking vote within the Senate, plans to work in particular person beginning on Tuesday.
Doug Emhoff, Harris’ husband, advised reporters that the vice chairman is feeling superb.
“She’s doing nice,” he stated on the sidelines of a White Home reception marking the Muslim Eid al-Fitr vacation. “She labored your entire time.”
She is going to proceed to put on a masks by means of the 10-day interval following a adverse fast antigen take a look at, beneath Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention pointers, spokesperson Kirsten Allen stated in an announcement.
The White Home introduced Harris’ optimistic consequence final Tuesday.
Senate Democrats have needed to delay efforts to advance President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve and Federal Commerce Fee in latest weeks.
Latest COVID instances, together with Harris and three Democratic senators, threatened additional delays. The Senate is break up evenly between members aligned with Democrats and Republicans.
(Further reporting by Caitlin Webber; Enhancing by Invoice Berkrot)
