LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Less than a week after his trip to Las Vegas to help launch the Interstate 15-Tropicana Avenue project, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Buttigieg tweeted on Monday morning: I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am experiencing mild symptoms. I plan to work remotely while isolating according to CDC guidelines, and look forward to when I can safely return to the office and the road.<\/p>\n
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and Buttigieg were on hand for the ceremony to launch the $305 million interchange project on Tuesday, May 31. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus were also at the event.<\/p>\n
Buttigieg quarantined for 14 days in February 2021 after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus, according to The Hill. Buttigieg made a public appearance as recently as Sunday, when he spoke on ABCs This Week with George Stephanopoulos.<\/p>\n
The Transportation secretary has two infant children with his husbandChasten Buttigieg,with both children ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination due to their ages, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n
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