US Vice-President Mike Pence at a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday.Credit:AP
Short is Pence’s closest aide and the vice president is considered a “close contact” under Centres for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. O’Malley says that “in consultation with the White House Medical Unit,the Vice-President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.”
Marc Short,chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence,has tested positive for coronavirus.Credit:AP
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Those guidelines mandate that essential workers exposed to someone with the coronavirus closely monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and wear a mask whenever around other people.
After a day of campaigning Saturday,Pence was seen wearing a mask as he returned to Washington aboard Air Force Two once the news of Short’s diagnosis was made public.
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