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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement on October 22 local time that the director of the agency, Wollensky, tested positive for COVID-19 on the evening of the 21st and had mild symptoms. Wolenski has been vaccinated with the latest COVID-19 vaccine, and is currently isolated at home and will participate in the meeting online.

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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on the monkeypox outbreak, in Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2022./File Photo

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday night and is experiencing mild symptoms, the CDC said in a statement on Saturday.

A spokesperson said Walensky was not at the White House late this week and did not meet with any senior U.S. officials before testing positive.

She attended the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday and Tuesday, the spokesperson said, adding that she wore a mask at all times except when eating or publicly speaking. She returned to the United States on Wednesday