US first lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at the holiday home for at least five days

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

US First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms”, the White House announced on Tuesday.

She had been holidaying with President Joe Biden in the US state of South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday.