As corona is wreaking havoc in the USA, now top officials are also getting infected by this deadly virus. Stephen Miller, a minister in President Donald Trump's government got corona infected, taking the number of White House staffers getting infected by the deadly virus to at least 10. Miller said in a statement, “Over the last five days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing negative every day through yesterday. Today, I tested positive for Covid-19 and am in quarantine.” President Trump, along with First Lady Melania Trump, tested positive for coronavirus last Thursday, soon after it was known that their close aide Hope Hicks contracted the infection.
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Trump got admitted to a military hospital on Friday and also got discharged on Monday. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and three of the staff from the press office also tested positive for the virus. At least three journalists working at the White House tested positive for the infection. On Tuesday, the White House issued an updated guideline on the health and safety of the residence staff. The official stated, “With the recent positive results of the President and First Lady, staff wear full PPE and continue to take all necessary precautions, which include updated procedures to protect against cross-contamination.”
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The residence staff who came in direct contact with the Trump family are being tested daily, with the support staff being tested every 48 hours. In addition to backing from a medical unit, independent health consultants have been hired, who are available to check the staff and their families, facilitating ancillary testing as needed, it added. As per another memorandum, Vice-President Mike Pence tested negative on Tuesday. He is scheduled to have his vice-presidential debate with Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris at Salt Lake City in Utah on Wednesday.