Charter Worker on Biden's Campaign Plane Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Thursday a worker who’d been on Biden’s plane has tested positive for the coronavirus, a CBS affiliate reported. 

In a statement, the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign said the person who tested positive was an "administrative member" of the company that charter's Biden's plane and "did not even have passing contact" with Biden, according to Ohio-based affiliate WBNS.

The campaign said the individual was on the plane during Biden's trip to Ohio on Monday and Florida on Tuesday, but was in the last row of the 737 aircraft and over 50 feet away from Biden. 

Both the person who tested positive and Biden wore masks for the entirety of the flights, the campaign said, the CBS affiliated reported.

"Given these facts, we have been advised by the Vice President’s doctor and the campaign’s medical advisors that there is no need for the Vice President to quarantine," campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon said, the news outlet reported.

Biden tweeted Thursday that his COVID-19 test from Wednesday night came back negative and he was wearing an N-95 mask during the flight. 

"If anything, let this serve as an example of the importance of wearing masks and keeping a safe, social distance," Biden wrote.

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