California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 days after returning from ‘personal trip’

By Waseem Akram On Mar 9, 2023

The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday night.

Newsom is experiencing mild symptoms, according to FOX 2 Oakland. Further details on his condition were not immediately available, but it was noted that his wife had tested negative.

The governor will be working remotely, FOX 2 reported, and will be self-isolating according to current California Department of Public Health guidelines, which recommend at least five days.

CDPH says isolation can end after the fifth day with a combination of a negative test and no symptoms, although masks are required in indoor settings for 10 days.

GAVIN NEWSOM ROASTED FOR LEAVING CALIFORNIA ON ‘PERSONAL TRAVEL’ AMONG WINTER STORMS

Then Governor-elect Gavin Newsom (L) and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom attend the 12th Annual California Hall of Fame Ceremony at the California Museum on December 4, 2018 in Sacramento, California. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

This is the second time the governor has tested positive for the disease since he tested positive last May.

Newsom’s verdict comes just days after he returned to the state Sunday night after a “personal trip” to Mexico’s Baja California – a decision that drew criticism as historic winter storms affected much of California. first arrived on 21 February.

As of Thursday morning, more than 12,000 residents were still without power, according to PowerOutage.us. Those affected are mostly in Nevada County.

While California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Baja California in Mexico, Crestline residents such as Don Kendrick and Deanna Beaudoin, right, were among many whose buildings were condemned by snow. The couple is pictured taking a break from throwing out their car on Sunday – the day Newsom returned to California – after being in the snow for 12 days. (AP/Jose Luis Villegas/Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

CALIFORNIA GOV. NEWSOM officially ends the state of emergency of COVID almost three years later

The Democratic governor is expected to begin his State of the State tour on Monday. As of Wednesday night, the trip is still going on, California media said.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Newsom still plans to participate in a virtual news conference Thursday with California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta.