New York: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for Covid-19. He is under home quarantine for five days as his symptoms are mild. Lloyd Austin is fully vaccinated and had also taken a booster dose.
Lloyd Austin said that he will attend meetings virtually when possible and would retain all authorities in running the Defense Department and overseeing military activities around the world.
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Austin is the latest top US official to contract Covid-19. Earlier several members of Congress had contracted the infection. Earlier in October, US President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, tested positive for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, U.S. reported 346,869 new coronavirus cases. The death toll from Covid-19 rose by to 828,562, as 377 death were reported in the last 24 hours.
The vaccines work and will remain a military medical requirement for our workforce. I continue to encourage everyone eligible for a booster shot to get one. This remains a readiness issue. 7/7
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) January 3, 2022
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