Hillary Clinton contracts Covid, Husband Bill Clinton Quarantines

Washington: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that she has contracted Covid-19 with mild symptoms. "I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine," tweeted the 74-year-old on Tuesday evening, who was also the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, adding that she had been vaccinated.

"I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness," she said. Her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, tested negative on Tuesday and is "feeling fine," according to a follow-up tweet.

Bill Clinton, 75, is "quarantining until our household is fully in the clear," Hillary Clinton wrote. The tweets came only hours after White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced a positive test result, the second for her in just a few months, Xinhua news agency reported.

"Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms," Psaki said in a statement, adding US President Joe Biden tested negative on Tuesday via a PCR test.

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