Prime Minister Micheál Martin was attending a gala in Washington, D.C., when he received the positive result.
Less than 24 hours before he was due for meetings at the White House, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin tested positive for . Martin had been attending an event in Washington Wednesday night when he received news of the positive result.
President Biden was also at the same gala but it is unclear if the two leaders interacted. Both Martin, 61, and the president, 79, are vaccinated and boosted against the virus. White House spokesman Chris Meagher told CBS News the president"was not a close contact" of the Taoiseach. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines that a close contact has occurred when someone is"less than 6 feet away from an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period."
Martin and Mr. Biden were attending the Ireland Funds Gala at the National Building Museum, an annual black-tie charity event where Martin was to be honored with a leadership award.Pelosi was scheduled to introduce Martin on stage, but at the conclusion of her remarks instead said he had left the event to attend an urgent meeting. Moments later, Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall walked on stage wearing an N95 mask and told the gala Martin had tested positive.
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