{"id":71625,"date":"2022-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/?guid=5a011bb9621039b399843d91a6e7abe5"},"modified":"2022-08-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T00:00:00","slug":"us-defense-chief-tests-positive-for-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuwaitnewsgazette.com\/us-defense-chief-tests-positive-for-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"US Defense Chief Tests Positive for COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time this year and is experiencing mild symptoms.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon chief said in a statement that he will continue to work a normal schedule but do so virtually from home. Austin said he would quarantine for the next five days in accordance with CDC guidelines and \u201cretain all authorities.”<\/p>\n
In January, Austin, 69, also contracted COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, as in January, my doctor told me that my fully vaccinated status, including two booster shots, is why my symptoms are less severe than would otherwise be the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Austin said he would continue to consult closely with his doctor in the coming days.<\/p>\n
The defense chief urged all Americans to get vaccinated, saying the inoculations \u201ccontinue to both slow the spread of COVID-19 and to make its health effects less severe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Austin said his last in-person contact with President Joe Biden was July 29.<\/p>\n
Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on July 21 and came out of isolation July 27. He tested positive again on July 30 and spent another week in isolation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source:\tVoice of America<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time this year and is experiencing mild symptoms.The Pentagon chief said in a statement that he will continue to work a normal schedule but do so virtually f…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n