Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin tested positive for Covid-19 in Washington on Wednesday evening, forcing him to leave a fair attended by US President Joe Biden, the Irish ambassador to the United States said.

Mr Martin was scheduled to meet with the White House host on Thursday to celebrate St. Patrick’s holiday, a popular Irish holiday.

The Prime Minister was compelled to release the results of its screening at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., next to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, at the Irish Gala Dinner.

“After testing Kovid-19 positive, I changed Taozeechi (name given to the head of government in Ireland, editor’s note.) May Taozeach be well,” said Danian Mulhall, Irish ambassador to the United States, United States. , Shri. Delivered a speech in place of Martin.

The Irish Prime Minister is recovering and resting at the Blair House, the official residence of the US President’s distinguished guests. The continuation of his visit to the United States, or the date of his return, is not clear what are the consequences of his health condition scheduled for Sunday in Ireland, the day the country should pay tribute to the deceased. Kovid19.

On Thursday, as part of the old tradition of St. Patrick’s Day, Martin presented the U.S. President with a bowl of shamrocks from Balinskelligs in southwestern Ireland.

“It’s a great honor to have inherited from my mother, and it’s a great honor to be Irish,” Mr Biden said of the gala evening.