Category: High-profile cases

Rep. Schiff Tests Positive for COVID-19

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on social media on Tuesday evening. “This evening, I unfortunately tested positive for COVID-19,” the lawmaker, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against the novel coronavirus, said in a Twitter post. “I’m feeling fine, and grateful to be vaccinated and boosted. In the coming…


New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Tests Positive for CCP Virus

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tested positive for the CCP virus following a regularly-scheduled testing regime, his office confirmed on Thursday. “This afternoon, as part of a regularly-scheduled testing regime, [Murphy] took a rapid antigen test that came back positive for COVID-19,” Mahen Gunaratna, a Murphy spokesman, said in a March 31 statement on social…


CIA Director Tests Positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON—CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home and quarantine for five days before returning to the office, the intelligence agency’s public affairs office said on Thursday. “He is fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, and has experienced mild symptoms,” the agency said in a statement. Burns, 65, last…


‘100 Percent’ Vaccinated Cruise Ship Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak

Princess Cruises confirmed that one of its cruise liners, the Ruby Princess, reported a COVID-19 outbreak before docking in San Francisco. The cruise operator requires passengers and crew members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, which is caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Princess Cruises also mandates passengers to show a negative COVID-19 test…


9 Flight Attendants File Lawsuit Against CDC Over Federal Transportation Mask Mandate

In the wake of a lawsuit recently filed by 10 airline pilots, nine flight attendants have filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the ongoing federal transportation mask mandate. The 61-page complaint (pdf), filed March 24 in the U.S. District…


Elon Musk Says He ‘Supposedly’ Tested Positive for the CCP Virus Again

Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has “supposedly” tested positive for the CCP virus, but he is experiencing no major symptoms, the billionaire himself confirmed in a March 28 statement. “I supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms,” Musk said on Twitter. Musk previously tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…


Norway’s King Tests Positive for COVID, Has Mild Symptoms

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Norway’s 85-year-old King Harald V tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday and has mild symptoms, royal officials said. Harald will take a break from his duties for a few days and that his son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, would take them over for now, the royal household said in…


Hilary Clinton Tests Positive for COVID-19

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday she tested positive for COVID-19. “Well, I’ve tested positive for COVID,” she said in a statement. “I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine. “I’m more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you…


White House Press Secretary Psaki Tests Positive for CCP Virus

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has again tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, she announced in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. The press secretary said she had two “socially-distanced” meetings with President Joe Biden on Monday, ahead of the president’s planned trip to Europe this week, and that Biden has tested…


Irish Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Attending Event With Biden

Ireland’s prime minister on March 16 tested positive for COVID-19 and left an event in Washington attended by U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tested negative for COVID-19 on an antigen test on Wednesday afternoon but was tested a second time after a member of his delegation…