Three members of the White House coronavirus task force in quarantine: Dr. Fauci, the CDC director and the FDA chief begin two weeks of self-isolation after they were exposed to one of the staffers who tested positive
Three members of President Trump's coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, said they will self-quarantine on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesman and media reports.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN on Saturday that he will begin a 'modified quarantine' after coming into 'low risk' contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield 'will be teleworking for the next two weeks' after a 'low-risk exposure' on Wednesday to a person at the White House who has the disease, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing a spokesman.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House's coronavirus task force, told CNN on Saturday that he will begin a 'modified quarantine'
Robert Redfield (left), the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn (right), the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said they will self-quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer
Hahn is believed to have come into contact with Katie Miller, press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence. Miller has also tested positive for COVID-19
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is in self-quarantine for a couple of weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, an FDA spokesman told Reuters late on Friday.
Hahn immediately took a diagnostic test for the coronavirus and the results were negative, FDA spokesman Michael Felberbaum said in an emailed statement.
'As Dr. Hahn wrote in a note to staff today, he recently came into contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. Per CDC guidelines, he is now in self-quarantine for the next two weeks,' the FDA spokesman said. Politico reported that Hahn had come into contact with Katie Miller, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary.
Miller, the wife of one of President Donald Trump's senior advisers, tested positive on Friday, raising alarm about the virus' potential spread within the White House's innermost circle.
The diagnosis of Miller, who is married to White House immigration adviser and speech writer Stephen Miller, was revealed by Trump in a meeting with Republican lawmakers on Friday.
A valet for Trump has also tested positive.
Three members of the White House coronavirus task force in quarantine: Dr. Fauci, the CDC director and the FDA chief begin two weeks of self-isolation after they were exposed to one of the staffers who tested positive
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