Another outbreak has struck the White House, while Trump is treating the pandemic's third wave as a campaign rally punchline
Vice President Mike Pence and his chief of staff Marc Short confer during a meeting of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in March. Photo: Getty Images COVID-19 is once again spreading through the White House, which means either the original outbreak wasn’t stopped, or a new one has begun.
The vice president and his wife have reportedly tested negative, but Pence, who chairs the sidelined White House Coronavirus Task Force, did not — and will not — self isolate, despite the certainly that he was once again in close contact with people who had the virus. It’s not clear if the outbreak is linked to the one that infected President Trump, multiple members of his inner circle, and at least dozens of others three weeks ago. Nor is it clear exactly how many people may have tested positive, or were exposed and soon might at the White House, where many staff members have reportedly continued to work without face masks despite getting a first-hand look at how easily the coronavirus can spread.
The 83,000 new cases reported on Friday set a new daily record for the U.S. pandemic. Nearly 83,000 more were then reported on Saturday, according to the COVID Tracking Project. In the past week, the number of nationwide cases has increased more than 20 percent, while the number of deaths from COVID-19 has increased by more than 15 percent.
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