LA mayor tests positive for COVID at climate summit

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday while attending the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The climate summit is taking place at a time of very high coronavirus rates in the United Kingdom.  

The conference's United Nations organizers laid down strict rules to guard against infection, including requiring each attendee to wear a mask and show daily proof of a negative result to enter the venue each morning.

Garcetti arrived on Monday on a train with other mayors from around the world. Garcetti has been among countless political and science leaders giving speeches, appearing on panels, posing for group photos and conferring with others at the climate talks.

He said he was hoping the test was incorrect but planned to keep up a regular work schedule if required to continue a quarantine at his hotel. President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti as ambassador to India and he is awaiting confirmation in the Senate.