The full scope of the outbreak remains unknown, as the administration has opted not to share details of the spread at the White House, its origins and the timeline as to when President Trump tested positive for the virus.
After announcing he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive early morning Friday, the president was airlifted to Walter Reed hospital after suffering from symptoms including fever and shortness of breath, before he was moved back to the White House on Monday.
Several of the Covid-19 cases have been linked back to the September 26 Rose Garden announcement of Amy Coney Barrett as Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, while others possibly derived from an unmasked, indoor meeting to prepare for Trump's first debate against former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
The White House is reportedly not conducting contact tracing to track the spread of the virus—Biden's camp was not informed about Trump's diagnosis despite the two sharing a stage together during last week’s debate—and has reportedly declined assistance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to conduct an investigation.
Also on Wednesday, the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Gary L. Thomas, tested positive for the virus, with other officials at the Pentagon quarantining following Coast Guard Admiral Charles Ray's positive test.The memo came to light prior to the debate between Democratic candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. Pence has been the head of the White House's coronavirus task force since March.
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