Internal memo links 34 coronavirus cases to White House: report
By Zack Budryk - 10/07/20 08:34 PM EDT
Thirty-four White House staffers and "other contacts" have been infected with the coronavirus in recent days, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) memo obtained by ABC News.
The figure is 10 more than 24 staffers previously reported, although the memo did not specify the nature of the “other contacts,†according to ABC.
The memo says an unnamed top adviser to the president is among those who have tested positive for the virus. While the adviser is not named, senior aides to President Trump Stephen Miller and Hope Hicks have both tested positive for the virus – Hicks last week and Miller on Tuesday evening.
Several people who attended a White House Rose Garden Ceremony nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court have since tested positive for the virus. Among them are the president himself, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, and Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/520112-internal-memo-links-34-coronavirus-cases-to-white-house-report
