A press corps member travelling with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his trip to Southeast Asia tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur and was self-isolating, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Blinken and senior staff have also been tested on all stops of his international tour including on arrival in Kuala Lumpur late on Tuesday and they all were negative, spokesperson Ned Price said.

The top US diplomat was in...