The memo came after close aides to Donald Trump and Mike Pence tested positive for the virus.
The White House is scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus after multiple staffers have tested positive, with a new directive requiring most officials to wear masks in the West Wing.
The Associated Press reported on Monday that a circulated memo directed officials to wear masks while in the West Wing.also reported that the directive had been put out, although it noted that aides suggested President Donald Trump was unlikely to begin wearing a mask. A White House official confirmed the news toThe memo came after close aides to Trump and Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the virus in recent days.
President Donald Trump meets with military leaders and his national security team in the Cabinet Room on May 9. A new memo now requires most staff to wear masks in the West Wing.Pence has declined to go into quarantine, despite his aide testing positive. Both the president and vice president have tested negative multiple times in the days following the positive tests for the two staffers.
"Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow," Devin O'Malley, a Pence spokesperson, said Sunday night,
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