Rep. Joaquin Castro tested positive for COVID-19, and it’s possible he was infected at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington on Saturday. Several other officials have since tested positive, including Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Congressman Joaquin Castro and Jesus Saenz, San Antonio Airport System, Director of Airports address federal funding for the San Antonio International Airport for renovations and future expansion efforts on Monday, Mar. 21, 2022.Rep. Joaquin Castro tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
“Unfortunately, after avoiding COVID-19 for two years, I’ve come down with it,” the San Antonio Democraton Tuesday. Castro added that he is fully vaccinated and boosted and intends to follow federal Centers for Disease Control quarantine guidelines. Based on the timeline, it’s possible Castro was infected at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington on Saturday, an event hosted by a journalism organization dating back to 1885. Hundreds each year attend the dinner, which features cocktails, speeches and musical comedy skits.
The Washington Post reported that a number of officials who attended the event have since tested positive for COVID-19, including members of Congress, an aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Attorney General Merrick Garland andGlobally, the wave of Omicron variant cases at the beginning of this year was the most severe since the onset of the pandemic.
U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro talks with a fellow marcher during the César E. Chávez March for Justice at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, Texas, on March 26, 2022.Many countries in Europe have seen spikes in recent weeks as a result of the spread of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2, more contagious than the previous version, but there has not been a corresponding spike in U.S. cases — yet.
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