Isai RochaMayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti has tested positive for COVID while attending the United Nations Climate Change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
The announcement was made public on Wednesday through his Twitter account, with his team saying Garcetti was “feeling good.”
“Mayor Garcetti tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today,” the tweet said. “He is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room. He is fully vaccinated.”
Mayor Garcetti tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today.
He is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room. He is fully vaccinated.
— MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) November 3, 2021
Garcetti said he was vaccinated in January while helping at the COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium.
In December 2020, Garcetti was placed placed in quarantine and isolated for 10 days after his daughter had tested positive for COVID-19.
The mayor was chosen to be U.S. ambassador to India in July, but Garcetti has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and continues his term as mayor of L.A.
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