(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesman for the California Democrat said Thursday. "After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic," Pelosi's deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted. As speaker of the House, Pelosi is second in the line of presidential succession behind the vice president. Hammill announced Pelosi's positive test result just before Pelosi was scheduled to have her weekly news conference with reporters, which was canceled. He added that Pelosi tested negative earlier this week.

Source: CNN April 08, 2022 07:03 UTC