Washington: Coronovirus has been identified by an associate of Vice President Mike Pence, who is marking the second person of the White House complex known to have tested positive this week.
The most recent positive testing was confirmed by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday. She maintained that the White House would continue to work safely in spite of two cases that pop up in two days.
""In order to keep this building secure, which includes monitoring communications, we have laid down the guidance our experts have provided, all advice for companies and the essential workers that we are now implementing in this White House,' she said. The White House keeps working safely when America is opening up safely.
On Thursday the White House officials reported that the coronavirus was positive by a member of the service who acted as one of the valets of president Donald Trump. On Thursday, before the check on Friday, the volunteer who was not identified had screened negatively.
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On Friday six individuals in touch with Pence's assistant were expected to travel on Air Force Two with Des Moines. According to a representative, they were pulled out of the flight only prior to the launch.
None of these individuals has some disease, but the reporters who flew with Pence were asked to fly to be screened "out of ample caution." "There was a lot of treatment.
Officials say West Wing staff are routinely screened, but other Pence workers who operate next door at the Building of the Executive Office are less often checked. According to the administration official, the individual who tested positive was not on the plane and was not planning for the ride.
Pence has been checked Friday and is reviewed on a daily basis.
Trump's valet case was the first documented instance of which a individual who was near by the president tested positive and many guests at his private club of Florida had COVID-19 diagnosed in early March. The person on Wednesday checked positive.
In order to shield national government members, the White House has shored its security policies. Trump said certain individuals who work directly with him will still be monitored every day. On Thursday, Pence assured reporters he and Trump are both both being screened regularly.