Gov. Newsom tests positive for COVID

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 27: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on May 27, 2022 in San Francisco, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister … (Getty Images)

Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and is "currently experiencing mild symptoms," he said in a tweet.

Newsom said he will follow health guidelines and work remotely.

On Friday, he was at an event in San Francisco to announce a partnership with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to address climate change.

"Grateful to be vaccinated & for treatments like Paxlovid," Newsom said, referring to the Pfizer medication taken orally to treat COVID.

Last September, two of Newsom's children tested positive for the virus. In a separate incident, he and his family went into quarantine in November after they were exposed to a California Highway Patrol officer  who tested positive.

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