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WASHINGTON Multiple members of the U.S. Secret Service have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to Department of Homeland Security documents reviewed by Yahoo News.
In March, the Secret Service, which is responsible for the protection of President Trump and other leaders, acknowledged that a single employee tested positive in March. However the problem is currently far more widespread, with 11 active cases at the agency as of Thursday evening, according to a daily report compiled by the DHS.
This report comes as a pair of cases among White House staffers close to Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have put the West Wings coronavirus security procedures in the spotlight.
According to the DHS document, along with the 11 active cases there are 23 members of the Secret Service who have recovered from COVID-19 and an additional 60 employees who are self-quarantining. No details have been provided about which members of the Secret Service are infected or if any have recently been on detail with the president or vice president.
https://news.yahoo.com/secret-service-coronavirus-cases-white-house-concerns-221444492.html
Baclava
(12,047 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Trump won't let himself be tested because...a hunch he doesn't have it...but we are told he is tested. That might apply to Pence, too.
They are both actually super spreaders.
The only reason I popped that out is that we never really know the truth about what's happening in the White House. That's not speculation. Ask McEnany.
sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)Actually I'm concerned that it Might Not be spreading.
erronis
(15,355 posts)But many of the front-line workers are considered essential.
As are grocery store and transportation workers. They can't get tested.
Are the dumpsters somehow immune? Vaccinations back in November 2019?
I'd so love to see all of that grifting family having to deal with a real covid-19 attack and using the same facilities as those in Brooklyn.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)They are far more fortunate than those who have no access to testing or health care.
brer cat
(24,617 posts)I hope they recover. But if they spent time around trump and Pence, well....