Biden tested negative for the novel coronavirus and had brief contact with a confirmed consultant 2 days ago.

December 18 According to Reuters, a spokesman for Biden said that Biden tested negative for the novel coronavirus on the 17th. The move comes after Cedric Richmond, a Biden adviser and incoming White House Public Liaison Office director, tested positive for COVID-19.

Richmond is one of Biden’s closest advisers and Richmond has begun a 14-day quarantine, according to the New York Times, a spokesman for the Biden transition team.

Richmond had intimate contact with Biden on the 15th, with less than 15 minutes, the spokesperson said, and the interaction “taken outside, all wearing masks, and the contact time of close contact, as defined by the CDC, lasted less than 15 minutes in total.”