we're attracted. Just hours after a recording where President Trump outlined a positive outlook for ending Cove in 19 I just want to say that the end of the pandemic is in sight. The president tweeted news of a positive test for the virus for both him and his wife, Trump, who at age 74 overweight falls in a higher risk category. Tweeted We will get through this together, as did the first lady. The virtual messages set off a very riel look at who else may have been exposed to Trump. Earlier Thursday, Adviser Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus. The vice president and his wife tested negative Friday. President does have mild symptoms. Hey, continues to be not only in good spirits, but very energetic, but the trumps. Quarantine follows a period of campaigning, including a private fundraiser at his golf club in New Jersey on Thursday, Ah, Wednesday rally in Minnesota and the first presidential debate Tuesday. I don't wear mess like him. Every time you see him, he's got a mess. He could be speaking 200 ft away from it. He shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen. Just a few feet away from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The first family did not wear masks during the debate. The Bidens tweeted well wishes the former vice president also getting testing Friday morning. The secretary of state says the White House will do contact tracing of people who have been to the White House. All of this happening with the election just 32 days away, I'm Emily Schmidt reporting.
White House coronavirus protocol not changing despite COVID-19 diagnoses
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Updated: 3:58 PM CDT Oct 2, 2020
The White House does not appear to be making any changes to current virus protocol, even after President Donald Trump and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19.A senior White House official said Friday that masks will still not be mandatory at the White House, describing facial coverings as “a personal choice,” despite overwhelming evidence that they help to stop the spread.And the White House is not planning to move to a different, more reliable testing system after the one it uses failed to detect that adviser Hope Hicks had the virus the day she began experiencing symptoms.The president, his White House and his campaign have generally taken a lax approach to the pandemic, continuing to hold large events and failing to abide by social distancing recommendations.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House thinking, defended the current system.
The White House does not appear to be making any changes to current virus protocol, even after President Donald Trump and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19.
A senior White House official said Friday that masks will still not be mandatory at the White House, describing facial coverings as “a personal choice,” despite overwhelming evidence that they help to stop the spread.
And the White House is not planning to move to a different, more reliable testing system after the one it uses failed to detect that adviser Hope Hicks had the virus the day she began experiencing symptoms.
The president, his White House and his campaign have generally taken a lax approach to the pandemic, continuing to hold large events and failing to abide by social distancing recommendations.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House thinking, defended the current system.
