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Pence Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Contact Tracing Ongoing

  • NPR
Vice President Pence holds guidelines for reducing the spread of coronavirus at a White House briefing.

Vice President Pence holds guidelines for reducing the spread of coronavirus at a White House briefing.

The White House disclosed its first case of the coronavirus on Friday night: a person who works in the office of Vice President Pence.

“Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual,” Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller said in a statement. She declined to give further details.

“Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines,” Miller said.

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