White House has no plans to separate Trump and Pence over coronavirus outbreak concerns

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While several top officials head for quarantine, members of the White House have reported that President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will not be kept apart because of the coronavirus.

Several White House staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, including a spokeswoman for Pence, a member of Trump’s valet team, and as many as 11 members of the Secret Service. Many other employees have entered quarantine because of those cases, but Trump and Pence will not be isolated from one another, according to a Sunday report from the New York Times.

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