Category: High-profile cases

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Tests Positive for COVID-19

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, tested positive on Tuesday for COVID-19, announced the White House. Harris tested negative. However, out of an abundance of caution, she won’t participate in an event at the White House late on Tuesday. She will continue to test. Emhoff is the first out of Harris,…


Barack Obama Says He Tested Positive for COVID-19

Former President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday he tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama said on his Twitter page. His wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative for the virus. The former…


Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for COVID-19

The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, two weeks after she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee for 70 years on the throne. The 95-year-old monarch is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms and is expected to continue carrying out “light duties” this week, Buckingham Palace said. The queen, who is believed to have been triple vaccinated,…


US Surgeon General Says He Tested Positive for COVID-19

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19. Murthy, who is fully vaccinated, said that his wife and 4-year-old son also tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus and developed mild symptoms. Previously, he announced his 5-year-old daughter contracted the virus and is now recovering. “Update: my 5…


Spain’s King Felipe Tests Positive for COVID-19

MADRID—Spain’s King Felipe tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Wednesday after displaying mild symptoms overnight and will remain in isolation for seven days, the Royal Palace said in a statement. “His Majesty’s general state of health is good and he will keep up his institutional activities from his residence,” it said, adding that Queen Letizia…


Denmark’s Queen Margrethe Tests Positive for COVID-19

COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has tested positive for coronavirus but is only showing mild symptoms, the royal court said in a statement on Wednesday. The 81-year old Queen, who has sat on the throne for half a century, had cancelled her planned winter holiday in Norway which should have started on Wednesday and was isolating in…


Turkey’s President Erdogan Tests Positive for COVID-19

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “The result of our COVID-19 tests done after showing mild symptoms with my wife came back positive. Thank god we are going through Omicron variant of the disease mildly,” Erdogan said in a tweet, shortly after addressing…


Skeleton Medalist Out of Beijing Olympics With Virus

MOSCOW—Skeleton silver medalist Nikita Tregubov and one of his teammates will miss the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after contracting the coronavirus and other athletes are also in doubt, Russian officials said Monday. “Yesterday it became clear that there was no longer a chance of making it,” Tregubov wrote on Instagram. He said he felt…


German Figure Skater Seegert Tests Positive for COVID-19

BEIJING—German figure skater Nolan Seegert’s participation at the Beijing Olympic Games is in doubt after he tested positive for COVID-19, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) said on Wednesday. Seegert, who competes in pairs with Minerva Fabienne Hase, does not have any symptoms and is isolating in a hotel room. “There is currently a confirmed…


White House Urges Spotify to Censor More After ‘COVID-19 Misinformation’ Concerns

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has called on Spotify this week to take more action in censoring Joe Rogan’s popular podcast after the streaming giant introduced content advisory warnings on episodes that include the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Psaki made the remarks during Tuesday’s White House press briefing while responding to a question by a…