Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for Covid-19
Robert O’Brien is the closest person to the US president known to have contracted the disease
27 July 2020 - 18:40
Washington — US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for Covid-19 but the White House said his infection poses no risk to the president nor Vice-President Mike Pence.
O’Brien “has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site”, the White House said in a statement. “There is no risk of exposure to the president or the vice-president.”..
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