Senior Trump administration official tests positive
John Barsa, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday.
"The Acting Deputy Administrator has been isolating since he began exhibiting symptoms late Monday, Nov. 23, and will continue to until a retest is conclusive," spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala said in a statement.
Barsa is acting deputy administrator and served as acting administrator for a term under the Vacancies Act, before President Donald Trump fired the deputy administrator to keep Barsa as the highest ranking official at the top U.S. aid agency.
ABC News' Connor Finnegan contributed to this report