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CIA Director William Burns tests positive for COVID day after meeting with Biden
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The CIA director, William Burns, tested positive for COVID on Thursday morning, one day after joining President Biden in a socially spaced out meeting, the intelligence agency said.
Burns, 65, received the diagnosis after taking a routine PCR test and was experiencing mild symptoms, according to the CIA. He is vaccinated and boosted against coronavirus, the CIA said.
In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/)
The CIA said Burns wore a mask in the meeting with Biden, who is 79 and has received two booster shots. Burns was continuing his work from home, according to the agency.
“I look forward to returning to the office as soon as possible,” Burns said in a statement.
Though coronavirus spread has dropped dramatically in the U.S. since January, the Biden administration has been hit by scattered cases recently.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, tested positive for COVID last week. Karine Jean-Pierre, the deputy White House press secretary, said Sunday that she tested positive, too.
Biden has not had a COVID diagnosis during his presidency.
The president’s contact with Burns is “not considered close contact” under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the CIA said in its statement.
“Director Burns is sharing the news of his positive test out of an abundance of transparency,” the CIA added in the statement.
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Hundreds of Russian troops evacuate Chernobyl with 'acute radiation sickness'
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Hundreds of Russian troops evacuate Chernobyl with 'acute radiation sickness'
Hundreds of Russian soldiers were evacuated from Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear facility with "acute radiation sickness," according to a report.
The defunct nuclear plant was captured by Russian forces within the first day of the invasion, Pentagon officials said.
The soldiers stationed at Chernobyl reported they were "irradiated" and have since been taken to a Belarus medical facility, according to an employee at the Public Council at the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management.
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"Another batch of irradiated terrorists who seized the Chernobyl zone was brought to the Belarusian Radiation Medicine Center in Gomel today,” Yaroslav Yemelianenko said in a statement.
"Have you dug trenches in the Red Forest, b******? Now live the rest of your short life with this. There are rules for handling this area. They are mandatory because radiation is physics — it works regardless of status or shoulder ranks."
The Russian troops first fell ill after they reportedly "looted and destroyed" a laboratory holding "highly active" radioactive material.
The laboratory held “highly active samples and samples of radionuclides that are now in the hands of the enemy," a Ukrainian state agency said, according to the report.
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Ukrainian leaders such as President Volodymyr Zelensky have alleged the Russians are utilizing the exclusion zone surrounding Chernobyl to ready for future attacks, and the United Nations nuclear watchdog has employed an online program to monitor nuclear plants occupied by Russian forces, the report noted.
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The CIA director, William Burns, tested positive for COVID on Thursday morning, one day after joining President Biden in a socially spaced out meeting, the intelligence agency said.
Burns, 65, received the diagnosis after taking a routine PCR test and was experiencing mild symptoms, according to the CIA. He is vaccinated and boosted against coronavirus, the CIA said.
In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
© Saul Loeb
In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/)
The CIA said Burns wore a mask in the meeting with Biden, who is 79 and has received two booster shots. Burns was continuing his work from home, according to the agency.
“I look forward to returning to the office as soon as possible,” Burns said in a statement.
Though coronavirus spread has dropped dramatically in the U.S. since January, the Biden administration has been hit by scattered cases recently.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, tested positive for COVID last week. Karine Jean-Pierre, the deputy White House press secretary, said Sunday that she tested positive, too.
Biden has not had a COVID diagnosis during his presidency.
The president’s contact with Burns is “not considered close contact” under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the CIA said in its statement.
“Director Burns is sharing the news of his positive test out of an abundance of transparency,” the CIA added in the statement.
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Hundreds of Russian troops evacuate Chernobyl with 'acute radiation sickness'
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Hundreds of Russian troops evacuate Chernobyl with 'acute radiation sickness'
Hundreds of Russian soldiers were evacuated from Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear facility with "acute radiation sickness," according to a report.
The defunct nuclear plant was captured by Russian forces within the first day of the invasion, Pentagon officials said.
The soldiers stationed at Chernobyl reported they were "irradiated" and have since been taken to a Belarus medical facility, according to an employee at the Public Council at the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management.
WATCH: FLORIDA TEACHER UPSET HE CAN'T SHARE GAY EXPERIENCES WITH KINDERGARTNERS
"Another batch of irradiated terrorists who seized the Chernobyl zone was brought to the Belarusian Radiation Medicine Center in Gomel today,” Yaroslav Yemelianenko said in a statement.
"Have you dug trenches in the Red Forest, b******? Now live the rest of your short life with this. There are rules for handling this area. They are mandatory because radiation is physics — it works regardless of status or shoulder ranks."
The Russian troops first fell ill after they reportedly "looted and destroyed" a laboratory holding "highly active" radioactive material.
The laboratory held “highly active samples and samples of radionuclides that are now in the hands of the enemy," a Ukrainian state agency said, according to the report.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Ukrainian leaders such as President Volodymyr Zelensky have alleged the Russians are utilizing the exclusion zone surrounding Chernobyl to ready for future attacks, and the United Nations nuclear watchdog has employed an online program to monitor nuclear plants occupied by Russian forces, the report noted.
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