Biden tests negative again for coronavirus on Sunday: campaign

[October 05, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative again for COVID-19 on Sunday in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, his campaign said, according to a press pool report.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden exits The Queen theater after a virtual event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Biden, who shared a debate stage with President Donald Trump last Tuesday in Cleveland, also had tested negative in two tests on Friday, the day Trump disclosed his coronavirus infection.

The campaign gave no other details when asked about the frequency of Biden's recent testing, according to the pool report.

(Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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