Homeland Security secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19

(CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is vaccinated, tested affirmative for COVID-19 on Tuesday morning, according to section spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.

“Secretary Mayorkas tested affirmative this greeting for the COVID-19 microorganism aft taking a trial arsenic portion of regular pre-travel protocols. Secretary Mayorkas is experiencing lone mild congestion; helium is afloat vaccinated and volition isolate and enactment astatine location per CDC protocols and aesculapian advice. Contact tracing is underway,” Espinosa said successful a statement.

The caput was scheduled to question to Colombia along with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but helium is present moving from home.