The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very mild symptoms, a spokesman said Monday.
Milley, who received the COVID-19 vaccine and a booster, tested positive on Sunday, Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Col. Dave Butler said in a statement. Milley is isolating and working remotely from a place where he can perform all of his duties, Butler said.
All but one other seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have tested negative, he said. The identity of that member was not released.
Milley’s most recent contact with President Joe Biden was on Wednesday. Milley, 63, tested negative several days before contact with Biden and every day thereafter through Sunday, according to the statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for COVID-19, had mild symptoms and remained in quarantine at home. Austin, who said he was fully vaccinated and received a booster in October, tested negative about a week later.
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