Los Angeles Mayor Returns to US After Facing Positive for COVID-19 in Scotland
The Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, returns this Sunday from Glasgow.
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The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti , had scheduled to return to the United States this Sunday after testing positive for COVID – 19 on November 3 during his stay in Scotland for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Garcetti is scheduled to arrive at Washington DC this Sunday and on Tuesday will begin the trip to Los Angeles .
No information was given about the mayor’s trip to Washington after he had previously indicated that he would return to Los Angeles on Sunday.
Major Eric Garcetti, who had been isolating in Glasgow, Scotland after testing positive for COVID – 19, will travel to Washington, DC today before returning to Los Angeles Tuesday. https://t.co/vLX2BdW 80 and
This Monday, President Joe Biden has on the agenda the signing of the $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure approved by Congress, and various governors and mayors , as well as labor and business leaders, are expected to attend the ceremony.
Garcetti hailed the approval of the project and stated that would be a golden opportunity for major improvements in the city Los Angeles .
“Investments in public transport, bridges, clean energy and water and broadband systems are pillars of a prosperous future for Los Angeles, ”Garcetti previously said.
“We are already investing billions of dollars in infrastructure at the local level, and these funds are an opportunity to duplicate that work to protect public health, strengthen the foundations of our city and open new doors of opportunity throughout our region, ”added the Mayor.
In Washington, the White House had not confirmed whether Garcetti was on the guest list to Biden’s event.
In July, the president nominated Garcetti as the United States ambassador to India, an appointment that has not yet been confirmed by the Senate.
In Glasgow, Garcetti said in a communication with his staff, that had developed a fever and cold symptoms .
In accordance with the UN protocols for the Climate Change conference, the mayor of Los Angeles performed self-administered tests with swabs nasal passages during the trip, which began on November 1, and tested negative. He also received two more negative results on November 3.
On November 2, the mayor A PCR test was performed while preparing for his return to the United States and the next day he received a positive result.
During Garcetti’s absence, the president of the City Council, Nury Martínez, served as interim mayor, according to the city charter.
