New round of coronavirus testing for Trump and Pence after aide tests positive
Vice President Mike Pence announced that he and his wife will be tested for the coronavirus a day after they found out one of his staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. Additionally, President Trump also shared that he was tested a second time for the virus.
Pence, during Saturday's White House coronavirus press briefing, provided additional information regarding the i
"I am pleased to report that he’s doing well. He had mild cold-like symptoms for about a day and a half, has not been to the White House since Monday. Neither the president nor I had direct contact with that staff person," he explained.
"We’ve done all contact tracing, and all the White House doctors indicated that he has no reason to believe that I was exposed and no need to be tested, given the unique position that I have as vice president and as the leader of the White House coronavirus task force," Pence added. "Both I and my wife will be tested for the coronavirus later this afternoon."
Later in the press conference, Trump revealed that he was recently tested for the virus for a second time despite saying that he feels fine. He was tested about a week ago.
ll staffer and noted that he and second lady Karen Pence will get tested for the first time.
Earlier in February, the president and vice president were at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where one attendee later tested positive for the virus. The man did not interact with Trump or Pence, but he was in close proximity with multiple lawmakers who self-quarantined out of precaution.
Additionally, Trump and Pence were also at Mar-a-Lago in Florida while a Brazilian delegation was visiting. Fabio Wajngarten, a press secretary to President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, tested positive days after the Mar-a-Lago visit. While there, Wajngarten posed for a photo with Trump and Pence. But, Pence did not get tested after either incident. |
