An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for the coronavirus, senior administration officials confirmed Friday.
Pence, who leads the federal government’s coronavirus task force, was set to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, but his plane was delayed nearly an hour as word of the aide’s diagnosis was relayed to the vice president, Bloomberg reported.
In Iowa, which Pence has called a “success story” in the fight against the virus, the vice president was planning to urge the resumption of in-person church services. Pence will also meet with grocery and agricultural business leaders to talk about possible disruptions in the nation’s food supply. “Our community spread of the virus remains high,” Karl Keeler, president of MercyOne Central Iowa health care, told the Associated Press. “We have a lot of work to do.”
Both Pence and Trump tested negative for the virus after learning about the positive result for the president’s valet, the White House announced. They and other White House staffers are now being tested daily.
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