US President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will travel to India on Thursday to attend the G20 Summit during which he will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said on Tuesday.

The announcement comes a day after First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

President Biden was tested for the virus on Monday following his wife’s positive test, but his results were negative.

The US President will travel to India on Thursday to attend the G20 Summit, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told a press conference at the White House.

Jake said President Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi.

The US President will participate in the official sessions of the G20 Summit on Saturday and Sunday, he said.

Biden is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi on September 8 on the sidelines of the summit, as previously announced by the White House.

Meanwhile, France announced on Tuesday President Emmanuel Macron’s participation in the summit and stated that it will be an opportunity to make progress in implementing joint responses to major global challenges.

Macron’s office said the president will travel to Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit on September 9 and 10, following which he will leave for Bangladesh for a bilateral visit. In a statement, it said the summit will enable Macron to continue his ongoing dialogue with his counterparts

from every continent to combat the “risks of fragmentation” of the world.

World leaders who have already confirmed their participation in the upcoming G20 Summit include Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.