U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr on Friday tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his office said in a statement received by Today News Africa in Washington DC.
“President-elect Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected,” the brief statement said.
Biden would meet with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer later on Friday.
Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.