"WASHINGTON − First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday while President Joe Biden remains negative for the virus, the White House said.

It is unclear what, if any, protocols will be taken on the White House campus in response to the first lady’s positive test. The White House has not yet said what additional precautions the president would be taking in the coming days.

A Tuesday afternoon Medal of Honor ceremony for an Army veteran, to be attended by the president, remains on Biden’s official White House schedule.

Joe Biden traveled from the first couple's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach to Philadelphia on Air Force One Monday morning to commemorate Labor Day while Jill Biden stayed in Rehoboth Beach.

President Biden gave remarks at a Philadelphia union hall, then returned to the White House Monday evening. Previously, the Bidens traveled to Florida together 2 days ago on Saturday to tour damage from Hurricane Idalia.

COVID cases are on the rise again, with hospitalizations from the virus up 18.8% this past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That marked a staggering 86.9% increase over the past month. New COVID hospital admissions have increased for seven straight weeks and are expected to continue rising.

Jill Biden, 72, has tested positive for COVID-19 once before, in August 2022, after her husband was infected with the virus the previous month.

Both Joe and Jill Biden are vaccinated and have received boosters for the virus."

USA Today

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The news of the First Lady being COVID infected again comes just 11 days after Dr. Jonathan Reiner said, "If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus. That advice should go all the way up to 80-year-old President Joe Biden. At least until the numbers start to drop again, it would be appropriate for President Biden to take some precautions and wear a mask in crowds.”

Obviously, the Bidens took no precautions during their recent visit to Florida.