WILMINGTON, United States – US President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House senior advisor, congressman Cedric Richmond, has tested positive for COVID-19 after having open-air “interactions” with Biden, the transition team said Thursday.
Richmond traveled independently to the state of Georgia to campaign Tuesday with Biden for a pair of Democrats in tight runoff elections against incumbent Republican senators.
“Richmond’s interactions with the president-elect happened in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 consecutive minutes, the CDC’s timeframe for close contact,” transition spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said in a statement, referring to th…
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