Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman stated she’s going to quarantine. (File)

Washington:

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, has examined constructive for Covid-19, her spokesman stated Thursday.

The 82-year-old lawmaker from California is at present asymptomatic, Drew Hammill stated on Twitter.

“The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided,” Hammill stated.

Pelosi, who attended a invoice signing occasion on the White House on Wednesday with President Joe Biden, cancelled a press convention deliberate for Thursday.

Her spokesman stated she’s going to quarantine according to the steering of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At least two members of Biden’s cupboard and a number of other lawmakers have examined constructive for Covid after attending a gala dinner in Washington over the weekend. Pelosi reportedly didn’t attend the occasion.

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