President Biden will be tested regularly for COVID-19 after first lady Jill Biden tested positive and remained at the couple’s beach house in Delaware.

Mr. Biden tested negative late Monday and returned to the White House after a Labor Day weekend that included a trip to Florida to survey hurricane damage, time at his shore house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and a speech to union workers in Philadelphia.

The president is scheduled to award the Medal of Honor in the White House East Room on Tuesday to U.S. Army Capt. Larry Taylor for his gallantry in the Vietnam War.

“The president will test at a regular cadence this week and monitor for symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Mrs. Biden has mild symptoms and will stay in Rehoboth Beach, her spokeswoman, Elizabeth Alexander, said.

She had been scheduled to start the school year this week at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English and writing.

The Bidens caught COVID-19 last year, prompting his doctor to prescribe Paxlovid treatment to Mr. Biden and release daily updates while the president worked from the White House residence.

The U.S. is seeing a general surge in COVID-19 cases, prompting isolated businesses and universities to return to mask policies, though society largely has moved on from the coronavirus panic and is treating the illness like a cold or common illness.

Drugmakers are expected to release updated booster shots for COVID-19 later this month or by October.

For more information, visit The Washington Times COVID-19 resource page.

• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.