Biden tests negative for coronavirus after staffer on his plane contracts virus
Updated 07:34, 16-Oct-2020
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Biden tests negative for coronavirus after staffer on his plane contracts virus 

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Thursday, his campaign said in a statement, after Biden flew earlier this week with a person who subsequently tested positive.

According to an earlier statement, a charter company staffer who flew on Biden's campaign plane had tested positive for the virus, but they were always over 50 feet away from each other and wore masks.

The journey included Midwest State of Ohio on Monday and southeastern State of Florida on Tuesday,

The person who tested positive was an "administrative member" of the company that charters Biden's plane and "did not even have passing contact" with Biden, according to Biden's campaign. 

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency ,Reuters