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Kara Eaker’s Father: Testing Positive for Covid-19 Was ‘Definitely a ‘Disappointment for Her and Heartbreaking for Us’
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CNN

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New Day

Name: New Day

URL: http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/

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Brianna Keilar

Name: Brianna Keilar

Employment: CNN

Position: White House Correspondent

, Mark Eaker

Name: Mark Eaker

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07/20/2021 07:32 am
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Diana (staff)
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0:03:16
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KEILAR The summer games ░░░░░░░░ we said are set ░░░░░░░░ begin in three days ░░░░░░░░ for one Olympic athlete ░░░░░░░░ has been an unfortunate ░░░░░░░░ of events 18 year ░░░░░░░░ U S gymnast Kara ░░░░░░░░ who was an alternate ░░░░░░░░ the Olympic gymnastics team ░░░░░░░░ team USA tested positive ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ to her parents Kara ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated and she ░░░░░░░░ t showing any symptoms ░░░░░░░░ International Olympic Committee s ░░░░░░░░ 19 protocols say thatany ░░░░░░░░ who contracts the virus ░░░░░░░░ Tokyo is required to ░░░░░░░░ isolate They will not ░░░░░░░░ allowed to continue competing ░░░░░░░░ s talk now with ░░░░░░░░ s father Mark Eaker ░░░░░░░░ s with us Mark ░░░░░░░░ re so sorry We ░░░░░░░░ this must be an ░░░░░░░░ disappointment for your daughter ░░░░░░░░ for your family Tell ░░░░░░░░ how she s doing ░░░░░░░░ she still asymptomatic EAKER ░░░░░░░░ morning Brianna and John ░░░░░░░░ we talked with her ░░░░░░░░ night and she still ░░░░░░░░ great no symptoms You ░░░░░░░░ she s just isolated ░░░░░░░░ her room trying to ░░░░░░░░ herself busy and keep ░░░░░░░░ entertained KEILAR This must ░░░░░░░░ come as an incredible ░░░░░░░░ to her and to ░░░░░░░░ EAKER Yeah it was ░░░░░░░░ a disappointment for her ░░░░░░░░ heartbreaking for us But ░░░░░░░░ s kind of already ░░░░░░░░ know picked herself up ░░░░░░░░ the floor and started ░░░░░░░░ forward to getting off ░░░░░░░░ college KEILAR And yes ░░░░░░░░ know that she s ░░░░░░░░ off to college hoping ░░░░░░░░ follow in your footsteps ░░░░░░░░ she tell you anything ░░░░░░░░ how she found out ░░░░░░░░ she just going through ░░░░░░░░ routine checks for Covid ░░░░░░░░ it just popped up ░░░░░░░░ Tell us about it ░░░░░░░░ Yeah so she had ░░░░░░░░ know a saliva test ░░░░░░░░ think on maybe Saturday ░░░░░░░░ m not sure exactly ░░░░░░░░ times but she had ░░░░░░░░ saliva test it came ░░░░░░░░ positive So then later ░░░░░░░░ afternoon or evening they ░░░░░░░░ her with the nose ░░░░░░░░ and the saliva test ░░░░░░░░ back positive but then ░░░░░░░░ nose test came back ░░░░░░░░ They thought it was ░░░░░░░░ false positive and then ░░░░░░░░ next day they did ░░░░░░░░ saliva test and it ░░░░░░░░ back positive and later ░░░░░░░░ they did a nose ░░░░░░░░ and that one came ░░░░░░░░ positive So two positives ░░░░░░░░ you re done pretty ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR It s just ░░░░░░░░ disappointing for how much ░░░░░░░░ I know that she ░░░░░░░░ put into this I ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ she heard from her ░░░░░░░░ How are they doing ░░░░░░░░ you have any update ░░░░░░░░ them EAKER I don ░░░░░░░░ I m pretty sure ░░░░░░░░ just the news reports ░░░░░░░░ everything everybody else is ░░░░░░░░ fine and she s ░░░░░░░░ all of them very ░░░░░░░░ She hopes that nobody ░░░░░░░░ the Covid And you ░░░░░░░░ we have all tested ░░░░░░░░ at home negative as ░░░░░░░░ It s just kind ░░░░░░░░ a mystery as to ░░░░░░░░ she wound up catching ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR No certainly it ░░░░░░░░ I wonder what when ░░░░░░░░ do see her back ░░░░░░░░ know she has to ░░░░░░░░ through this quarantine period ░░░░░░░░ probably want to have ░░░░░░░░ home now but she ░░░░░░░░ to go through this ░░░░░░░░ period and then she ░░░░░░░░ going to come home ░░░░░░░░ are you going to ░░░░░░░░ her when you see ░░░░░░░░ in person finally EAKER ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ big hugs coming her ░░░░░░░░ We kind of already ░░░░░░░░ our conversations Like I ░░░░░░░░ I think she s ░░░░░░░░ to terms with it ░░░░░░░░ and you know she ░░░░░░░░ got a positive attitude ░░░░░░░░ s a strong girl.”
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