California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Wednesday night. This is the second time in less than a year that the governor has tested positive for the virus, after first experiencing mild symptoms following a personal trip to Baja California.[0]
The governor's office said Newsom will work remotely and self-isolate for at least five days in accordance with the latest guidance from the California Department of Public Health, and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, has tested negative.[1]
Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 in May of 2022, shortly after receiving his booster shot, with mild symptoms. During that time, he was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid.[2] Last month, he ended California’s State of Emergency for COVID-19.[0]
He is still planning to hold a Zoom news conference on Thursday with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to make a “major announcement.”[3] Governor Newsom has received his full vaccination and has had more than two booster shots, as stated in a press release from his office last summer.[2]
0. “California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 days after return from ‘personal trip'” New York Post , 9 Mar. 2023, https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/california-governor-gavin-newsom-tests-positive-for-covid-19
1. “Newsom tests positive for COVID-19, his second infection since pandemic began” Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-08/newsom-tests-positive-for-covid-19-his-second-infection-since-pandemic-began
2. “Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 after trip to Baja California” Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article272921780.html
3. “Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of ‘major announcement' on Thursday” msnNOW, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsom-tests-positive-for-covid-19-ahead-of-major-announcement-on-thursday/ar-AA18oqjn
