Pelosi tests negative for COVID-19

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tested negative for COVID-19, her office announced Friday afternoon. 

Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, confirmed the news on Twitter. 

“Out of an abundance of caution, Speaker Pelosi was tested for COVID-19 this morning by the Capitol’s Office of the Attending Physician,” Hammill tweeted. “Dr. Monahan just informed the Speaker that she tested negative.”

Out of an abundance of caution, Speaker Pelosi was tested for COVID-19 this morning by the Capitol’s Office of the Attending Physician. Dr. Monahan just informed the Speaker that she tested negative.

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) October 2, 2020

Pelosi is the latest of several top political officials to announce they tested negative after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced they had contracted the virus early Friday morning. The two are quarantining in the White House and have reported experiencing mild symptoms. 

This came hours after news broke Thursday evening that top Trump aide Hope Hicks had tested positive. 

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden also tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday. Biden had appeared in the first presidential debate with Trump on Tuesday evening, although the two stood several feet apart and did not shake hands. 

Vice President Pence and Attorney General William Barr tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday morning, as well as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, although she did not announce the diagnosis until Friday.