The coronavirus outbreak within the West Wing continued to unfold on Monday, because the White Home press secretary and two of her deputies joined the checklist of aides near President Trump who’ve examined constructive for the virus, heightening fears that extra circumstances are nonetheless to return.
The press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, announced on Twitter that she had examined constructive and could be quarantining. Ms. McEnany stated she had beforehand examined adverse a number of occasions, “together with every single day since Thursday,” however well being consultants stated she might have been infectious for days — together with when she spoke briefly to reporters with no masks exterior the White Home on Sunday.
Two different members of the press crew, Karoline Leavitt and Chad Gilmartin, who’s Ms. McEnany’s relative, additionally examined constructive — however realized about their standing earlier than Ms. McEnany, based on two folks aware of the diagnoses.
The revelations got here amid many unanswered questions on whether or not Mr. Trump may relocate to the White Home with out endangering himself and others and instructed that the White Home doesn’t have management of the virus.
Vice President Mike Pence, who examined adverse on Sunday, was scheduled to journey to Utah forward of Wednesday evening’s vice-presidential debate. Mr. Pence additionally plans to attend marketing campaign occasions in Arizona and Florida this week earlier than stopping in his residence state of Indiana to vote early.
His physician stated in an announcement on Friday that Mr. Pence was not quarantining as a result of, as of that point, he had not been shut sufficient to any people recognized to have the coronavirus for lengthy sufficient to qualify as “an in depth contact” at excessive threat of an infection.
