White House to require coronavirus tests for journalists covering daily briefing

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The White House will conduct coronavirus tests on all journalists slated to attend today's coronavirus task force briefing as a precautionary measure

The White House will conduct coronavirus tests on all journalists slated to attend Thursday’s coronavirus task force briefing as a precautionary measure, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced.

In the meantime, the White House has required journalists, like others entering the White House premises, to have their temperatures checked before stepping onto the property. The administration also began conducting temperature checks on journalists before they headed into any room with the president.

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