President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be tested daily for the virus, as will every staff member in close proximity to them. White
House guests will be tested, workspaces will undergo regular deep cleaning, and staff will follow social distancing guidelines, undergo daily temperature checks and have their symptom histories reviewed, White House spokesman Judd Deere said Sunday.
The extra safety steps come after a chaotic week in which aides to Trump and Pence tested positive for the coronavirus and three members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force entered quarantine after being close to someone diagnosed with the disease.who had been in the same room with Trump on Tuesday tested positive last week for the virus, which has already killed about 80,000 Americans.
All three and another task force member – Adm. Brett P. Giroir, assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services – were scheduled to appear Tuesday before a Senate committee to testify about the administration's response to the virus. They will now appear by videoconference instead.
None of the task force members in quarantine identified the infected person with whom they had contact. But Miller often attends task force briefings in her role as the press secretary for Pence, who has been leading the White House’s coronavirus response.
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