Everybody within the White Home cluster who’s examined optimistic for the coronavirus

This week, not less than 9 individuals who work within the White Home or have not too long ago attended occasions there have examined optimistic for the coronavirus — together with President Donald Trump himself.

The president introduced late Thursday evening that he and first girl Melania Trump had examined optimistic for the coronavirus, becoming a member of a number of different high-ranking authorities officers who’ve contracted SARS-CoV-2.

Lawmakers have often examined optimistic earlier than. Along with Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who adopted Trump’s announcement with a tweet saying a optimistic take a look at of his personal, two different Republican senators examined optimistic over the spring and summer season: Rand Paul of Kentucky and Invoice Cassidy of Louisiana. The virus has additionally contaminated not less than 14 Home members — 9 Republicans and 5 Democrats — since March. However that is the primary time the virus, which has killed over 208,000 People, has unfold in such a concentrated method amongst White Home officers, staffers, and members of the press corps.

The White Home, in different phrases, is now a Covid-19 hotspot.

Whereas it’s not clear how the president was uncovered, Trump was in common contact this week with senior counselor Hope Hicks, who examined optimistic on Thursday afternoon. Hicks had traveled with Trump a number of occasions this week, together with to Tuesday evening’s presidential debate in Cleveland.

A number of individuals who attended final Saturday’s occasion on the White Home, when Trump nominated Choose Amy Coney Barrett to fill the emptiness on the Supreme Court docket, have additionally examined optimistic. Lee, who additionally met with Barrett on Tuesday, was in attendance, as was College of Notre Dame President John Jenkins, who examined optimistic for Covid-19 on Friday.

Barrett, for her half, was recognized with coronavirus over the summer season however has recovered. It’s unknown whether or not she now carries immunity.

As of early Friday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence and his spouse Karen have each examined damaging, as have Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his spouse Jill. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Director of Nationwide Intelligence John Ratcliffe examined damaging as properly.

Trump and his workers have been touring to marketing campaign occasions for a number of weeks. Simply within the final week, the president has held rallies in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, along with the talk in Ohio.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, flew with Trump to the talk, and he or she is now getting examined and isolating “out of an abundance of warning.”

The White Home and Capitol will now possible should undertake main contact tracing efforts. As Vox’s Dylan Scott defined, the one manner to determine the total extent of the outbreak is contact tracing: “figuring out who has been in shut contact with the president since he turned contagious, and asking them to quarantine to stop Covid-19 from spreading to others, and to get examined themselves.”

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The Trump marketing campaign introduced in an announcement Friday that he and his household are suspending in-person occasions. Pence’s marketing campaign journey will proceed.

Right here’s what we learn about who has examined optimistic — and damaging — for SARS-CoV-2 to date.

The listing of people that have examined optimistic for the coronavirus

A short listing of key politicians and officers who’ve examined damaging

Given the extent of uncertainty created by this information, Vox has compiled an inventory of key administration figures who assist run the nation, key lawmakers who’ve been in touch with the president, and key Democrats within the 2020 election cycle, who’ve not too long ago gotten damaging take a look at outcomes for the virus.

Whereas it may take a number of days for a person who has contracted the virus to check optimistic, these are the preliminary damaging checks. As of 6 pm ET Friday, right here’s the listing:

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