By: EFE Updated 15 Mar 2022, 19: 28 pm EDT
Douglas Emhoff, the husband of the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, tested positive this Tuesday for COVID-15, informed the White House.
Harris took a test this Tuesday and was negative for COVID-19, although tests will continue to be done, added one of the spokespersons for the White House, Sabrina Singh, in a statement.
Neither Harris nor Emhoff participated as planned in an event aimed at highlighting the salary differences experienced by men and women on the occasion of Equal Pay Day, which is celebrated since 100 to draw attention to the gender gap.
The president of USA, Joe Biden, did attend the event along with the first lady, Jill Biden, and explained that Harris is fine, but that “as a precaution” he decided not to attend .
The president asked the crowd, which filled one of the rooms of the White House, to send their “love” to Harris and those present responded with a standing ovation.
Biden, Harris and a group of legislators appeared together before the press this same Tuesday afternoon in an act at the White House in which the ruler signed a large spending package of $1.5 billion dollars that was approved last week by both houses of Congress.
Subsequently, Harris participated in another event with members of the United States women’s soccer team to denounce the gender pay gap.
For her On the other hand, Emhoff, who bears the title of “second gentleman” for being the vice president’s husband, visited an urban garden in Washington DC on Tuesday that is being managed by young people from the AmeriCorps civil service program, created by the US government.
During On his visit, Emhoff spoke with volunteers and AmeriCorps Executive Director Michael D. Smith.
In addition, he picked kale with some of the volunteers and, speaking to the press, he was pleased with the harvest. Jokingly, Emhoff said: “We’ve done it Joe,” referring to the president.
Emhoff is the highest-ranking White House official to test positive for COVID-19 since Biden was sworn in as president in January 2021.
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