The White House is a mix of normal and surreal, with empty desks, dark rooms and even a Secret Service agent worrying aloud about coronavirus infections.
and frequently a spokeswoman for the White House coronavirus task force, had tested positive. One of Trump’s personal valets, assigned from the Navy, had tested positive a day earlier.One after another, senior officials who had contact with them began putting themselves in semi-quarantine. The White House began daily testing for the president, vice president, plus their senior aides and guests. Trump said he and Pence were only speaking by phone in case either was infected.
After weeks working mostly at home, it felt strange to put on a tie and jacket — as well as my mask — and drive down the capital’s semi-deserted streets to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Across the street, Lafayette Park was silent except for a lawnmower. It usually bustles with selfie-taking tourists, office workers and shouting protesters. I saw only one, who apparently lived in his tent, and he had added a handwritten sign to his patchwork of antiwar bumper stickers: “Wash Your Hands! Take Care of Each Other.”It turned out to be a good day to return.
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