The Latest: Biden tests negative for coronavirus again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
4:25 p.m.
Joe Biden has again tested negative for the coronavirus.
His campaign announced Tuesday afternoon that the Democratic presidential nominee underwent another round of testing for the virus earlier in the day and it “was not detected.”
It was Biden’s fourth negative test since last week’s debate in Cleveland, where he shared a stage for 90 minutes with President Donald Trump. Trump announced Friday that he had tested positive for the virus. He was hospitalized for three days but returned to the White House on Monday evening to continue his recovery.
Biden was tested twice hours just after Trump’s announcement, both by doctors in Delaware and by a former White House physician. He underwent subsequent tests on Sunday and Tuesday -- and all came back negative.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent recommends quarantine for people who were exposed to the virus, but Biden’s campaign won't say whether he considered doing that.
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