HHS secretary tells staff: My wife is sick with Covid

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday night informed staff that his wife, Jennifer, tested positive for Covid-19, according to an email shared by HHS.

“Today, my family learned that my wife Jennifer has tested positive for Covid-19,” Azar wrote in an email. He added that his wife “scrupulously followed public health guidelines” and immediately self-isolated after her initial symptoms and even after she received a negative diagnosis from an initial instant test. A subsequent molecular test, which is more reliable, revealed that she was positive, Azar added.

Azar said that he and his children have tested negative and have no symptoms. The HHS secretary also said he will continue to work on the advice of his physician and public health experts like CDC Director Robert Redfield.