Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, arrive to conduct their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, arrive to conduct their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, will begin being regularly tested for COVID-19, his campaign says.
This announcement comes after Biden’s deputy campaign manager, Kate Bedingfield, made a surprising statement in an interview with ABC on Sunday: that the former vice president had never been tested for COVID.
She insisted he has not had the virus. And Biden’s campaign points out that he has been operating under strict protocols and routinely wears a mask.
But now, an official says as the campaign enters a new phase, Biden and Harris will be regularly tested. If either of them ever has a confirmed positive case of the virus, the campaign says it will publicly share that information.
Staff who interact with Biden and Harris will also be regularly tested.
President Trump and White House staff have long been getting COVID-19 tests.
Trump spoke to a few hundred Republican delegates today in a Charlotte convention hall. All delegates were to be tested prior to the event.
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