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Concerns about contacts
The news about the president'hs diagnosis has prompted concerns about his busy schedule over the past week, and the number of people he's been in contact with.
Among the events President Trump attended over the past 7 days was a Sep 26
Rose Garden ceremony to announce the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, where many in attendance were not wearing masks. Two attendees of that event,
Sen Mike Lee (R-Utah) and University of Notre Dame president
Fr. John Jenkins, both tested positive today.
On Wednesday, the president attended a fundraiser in Shorewood, Minnesota, and later held a rally in Duluth. Three Minnesota Republican congressmen flew on Air Force One to and from that rally, and all three are getting tested, according to the Minneapolis
Star Tribune. The Minnesota Department of Health also issued a warning that there is a potential risk that transmission occurred at the Duluth rally and other events associated with the president's visit.
"Anyone who attended events associated with the President's visit and who now has symptoms should get tested right away," the department said in a
statement. "People should consider getting tested even if they do not have symptoms because some people may not develop or recognize symptoms and people can spread the virus even without displaying symptoms."
On Tuesday, President Trump participated in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. Neither the president, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, nor moderator Chris Wallace wore masks during the 90-minute debate, but all were more than six feet apart. Biden and his wife both
tested negative today.
Fox News reported that New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy
is urging everyone who attended the president's fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club on Thursday to get tested for the coronavirus.
Brown University School of Health Dean Ashish Jha, MD, said on Twitter that everyone who's been near the president since Saturday should be identified and tested.
"I'd go back, test everyone near [the] President from at least Saturday on to see if we can identify [the] source," Jha
tweeted. He also said that anyone near the president since Tuesday should quarantine.
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence have both tested negative. But Pence's physician released a memo saying the vice president does not need to quarantine because he's not a close contact of the president, according to
The Hill.
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