White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

What You Need To Know

  • White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, she announced in a statement

  • Psaki, who is fully vaccinated, said that she is only experiencing mild symptoms

  • Psaki planned to travel with Biden to Europe, but opted out just before he was set to leave "due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19"

  • The White House spokesperson said she was last in contact with Biden on Tuesday; they sat outside, more than six feet apart and wore masks

Psaki, who is not traveling with President Joe Biden in Europe, said that she is only experiencing mild symptoms. She is fully vaccinated.

Psaki planned to travel with Biden to Europe, but opted out just before he was set to leave "due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19," she said in a statement.

Since a member of her household tested positive, Psaki said, she tested negative on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but tested positive Sunday.

"While I have not had close contact in person with the President or senior members of the White House staff since Wednesday – and tested negative for four days after that last contact -- I am disclosing today’s positive test out of an abundance of transparency," Psaki wrote. "I last saw the President on Tuesday, when we sat outside more than six-feet apart, and wore masks."

"Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms which has enabled me to continue working from home," she continued. "I will plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of the ten day quarantine following a negative rapid test, which is an additional White House requirement, beyond CDC guidance, taken out of an abundance of caution."