CIA Director William Burns tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday March 31 after seeing the president the day before, the main US foreign intelligence agency said in a statement.
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William Burns was in the presence of President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning during a meeting respecting social distancing, and where he wore an FFP2 mask, underlines the press release.
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Their exchange is not considered to create a contact case
," he adds.
The 65-year-old CIA chief "
is fully vaccinated, received his reminder against Covid-19 and has only mild symptoms
," the agency also said.
Joe Biden, 79, received his second booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 early Wednesday afternoon.
William Burns will continue to perform his duties as CIA director working from home, and will return to his workplace after a five-day isolation period and testing negative, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC).
