The West Wing is actually rather cramped, making social distancing difficult. FMTNews WhiteHouse
White House staff wear masks as they listen to Trump during a briefing in the Rose Garden yesterday.
Three members of the task force have gone into quarantine – infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration. The West Wing houses not just the president’s office but also those of some of his closest advisers, the press briefing room and the desks of White House correspondents, who work elbow to elbow.Kevin Hassett, a senior economic advisor to the president, told CBS over the weekend that it is “scary to go to work”.
Trump and Pence, his designated successor, have been tested daily and the tests have been negative so far, according to the White House. Unlike a number of other world leaders, the 73-year-old Trump has not been wearing a mask in public, most recently during a visit to a factory in Arizona last week that makes personal protective gear.
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