Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi has examined constructive for the coronavirus, her deputy chief of employees introduced on Twitter Thursday.

Pelosi's constructive take a look at got here a day after she was with President Joe Biden and several other different outstanding lawmakers and officers to witness the signing of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.

The White Home mentioned Biden examined destructive Wednesday evening and, in accordance with the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention's definition, shouldn't be thought of an in depth contact of Pelosi, in response toTheWall Road Journal's Ken Thomas. Over the previous couple of days, Biden noticed Pelosi at White Home occasions and had some transient interactions together with her, the White Home mentioned, in response to Thomas.

Pelosi's constructive take a look at is the most recent growth in a coronavirus outbreak in Washington that has effects on members of Congress, Biden's Cupboard, White Home aides and others. Texas Consultant Joaquin Castro and California Consultant Adam Schiff examined constructive after attending the Gridiron Membership dinner, as did a prime aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, The Washington Publish reported.

On Wednesday, Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo additionally introduced that they had examined constructive for the virus. Like Castro and Schiff, Garland and Raimondo have been on the Gridiron dinner, in response to the Publish.

In complete, greater than a dozen folks have examined constructive for the reason that occasion. Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who additionally introduced a constructive take a look at Wednesday, was not on the dinner, the Publish reported.

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Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi has examined constructive for the coronavirus, her deputy chief of employees tweeted Thursday. Above, Pelosi on the North Americas Constructing Trades Unions Legislative Convention on April 5 in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer/Getty Photos

Pelosi's deputy chief of employees, Drew Hammill, mentioned that she is asymptomatic and is totally vaccinated in addition to boosted.

"The Speaker will quarantine in step with CDC steerage, and encourages everybody to get vaccinated, boosted and examined frequently," he tweeted.

Hammill added in one other tweet that a congressional delegation to Asia that Pelosi was supposed to guide could be postponed.

Some reporters obtained the information about Pelosi whereas ready for her to seem at a weekly press briefing. In a video posted on Twitter by The Recount, one member of the press was heard saying "that is why we put on masks" after listening to in regards to the speaker's constructive take a look at.

Pelosi tweeted about her constructive take a look at Thursday afternoon, saying she was "grateful" to be vaccinated and for the sort needs she's obtained.

"Please get vaccinated and boosted if you have not already. COVID remains to be a public well being problem. Let's sustain the struggle to guard our care," her tweet mentioned.

Total, coronavirus circumstances have been declining within the U.S. after a wave of the Omicron variant peaked earlier this 12 months. Regardless of D.C. being labeled as having "low" group unfold for the virus, the Publish's tracker exhibits that the district is seeing a slight uptick in circumstances.

Many of the political figures who've examined constructive, equivalent to Pelosi, look like experiencing gentle or no signs. The Justice Division mentioned in its announcement of Garland's constructive take a look at Wednesday that he was not experiencing any signs.

The Justice Division has not offered any updates on Garland's situation for the reason that announcement. His constructive take a look at got here hours after he held a press briefing Wednesday alongside a number of different high-ranking officers, together with Deputy Lawyer Normal Lisa Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray

Raimondo was experiencing gentle signs and, being totally vaccinated and boosted, was "assured that the vaccine has prevented her from experiencing extra important signs," the Commerce Division mentioned in an announcement Wednesday.

Schiff tweeted Tuesday that he was feeling "nice," whereas Castro mentioned in a tweet the identical day that he was experiencing gentle signs.

Newsweek reached out to the White Home for remark however didn't hear again by publication time.

Replace 4/7/22, 1:55 p.m. ET: This story was up to date with feedback from Nancy Pelosi, in addition to extra info and background.