Fauci said he would undergo a “modified quarantine” after “low risk” contact.
after possible exposure to COVID-19. The move is a stark illustration of how the coronavirus is personally affecting some key administration officials at a time when many in the White House are pushing for economies around the country to reopen. Fauci said he would start a “modified quarantine” after he had “low risk” contact with a White House staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn told staff on Friday he would be undergoing a full self-quarantine. Robert Redfield, who heads up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is also going into quarantine and will work from home for two weeks. Although no one is officially identifying to whom they were exposed, these quarantines are happening shortly after Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for COVID-19.
Fauci’s “modified quarantine” means he’ll stay home for 14 days but may go into his office at the National Institutes of Health and could go to the White House if called. Fauci will also go to the Senate to testify in person at a hearing that will include several White House officials. Hahn and Redfield will also testify at the hearingMiller, who tested positive for the virus, is married to top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who has reportedly tested negative.
The quarantining of three key officials in the fight against the coronavirus comes at a time when there is growing concern that the government’s top health experts are being relegated to the background as the White House increasingly focuses on reopening economies across the country. Case in point, the task force has not held a press briefing for almost two weeks.
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