Marine assigned to Trump's helicopter squadron tests positive for Covid-19

A Marine assigned to the military helicopter squadron responsible for transporting the president has tested positive for Covid

The Marine, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, was tested on Tuesday and received the positive result on Thursday, said spokesperson Capt. Joseph Butterfield, adding that the squadron administers 80 to 100 tests per week.The squadron was informed of the positive test on Thursday, ahead of the president's planned travel to Bedminster, N.J., this weekend, Butterfield said.

The squadron is sanitizing all aircraft in the squadron and beginning the process of contact tracing.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

politico /  🏆 381. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

19 students test positive for COVID-19 after Missouri high school graduation, promIn addition, two guests who attended one of the events also tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced.
Read more »

Trump Attempts Sober Pose in Resurrected COVID-19 BriefingThe president read a prepared statement word-for-word, recommended masks without downplaying them, and acknowledged the pandemic would get worse.
Read more »

Trump could learn from Europe's leaders, who've begun charting a recovery from Covid-19As Europe beats back the virus and forges consensus on economic recovery, the US and its administration offer a stark contrast, with a fumbling pandemic response and now division in Washington over a stimulus bill, David A. Andelman writes for CNNOpinion
Read more »

Democrats press Trump admin to study potential Covid-19 treatmentThe government is paying for patients to receive convalescent plasma without knowing whether it works.
Read more »

Trump Administration to Mandate Covid-19 Tests for Nursing-Home StaffFederal health regulators will mandate weekly testing of nursing-home staffers in states with high rates of coronavirus infections, which already have killed tens of thousands of senior-care residents and continue to rise in many facilities.
Read more »