Breaking: The White House directed officials to wear masks at all times inside the building after two people in the West Wing tested positive for coronavirus, administration officials said
WASHINGTON—The White House directed officials to wear masks at all times inside the building except when sitting at their own desks, administration officials said Monday, after two officials in the West Wing tested positive for coronavirus last week.
The directive, which officials said was delivered in a memo, comes as White House officials have largely resisted wearing masks in public and in private. Vice President Mike Pence has drawn criticism in recent weeks for not wearing a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,...
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