Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield have both entered a quarantine after meeting with White House staffers who have contracted the coronavirus.
A few members of the White House coronavirus task force, including FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, are already quarantining after spending time with staff members who have the coronavirus. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both announced on Saturday that they would be entering quarantine as well.
Fauci, 79, said he had a “low risk” contact with one of the members of staff who contracted the virus and plans to spend two weeks in a “modified” quarantine. Redfield said he would be self-quarantining for 14 days.
At least two members of the White House staff have been tied to coronavirus cases. A valet driver for President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, and Vice President Mike Pence’s spokeswoman, Katie Miller, tested positive for the virus on Friday.
