Fmr. President Clinton: 'We wish the President and First Lady a speedy recovery, and hope for the safety of the White House staff, the Secret Service, and others putting their lives on the line.'
The Secret Service will not say how many employees have tested positive for the coronavirus or how many have been quarantined, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.
“For privacy and operational security reasons, the Secret Service is not releasing how many of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, nor how many of its employees were, or currently are, quarantined," said the spokesperson. "The Secret Service has well established COVID-19 protocols in place and continues to take every precaution to keep our protectees, employees and families, and the general public, safe and healthy."
"We follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols, to include testing, conducting contact tracing related to confirmed and suspected exposure, and immediate isolation of any employee who tests positive for COVID-19."Three White House reporters tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, the group that represents the White House press corps, announced three reporters tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.
One individual had traveled with the president's press corps to Pennsylvania for a campaign rally Saturday, and another had last been at the White House on Sunday for a presidential briefing. The third individual had also attended Sunday's press conference as well as a Rose Garden ceremony on Saturday announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the president's Supreme Court nominee.
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