A Secret Service employee who tested positive for the coronavirus had no contact with President Trump or White House officials, according to a spokeswoman for the agency.
“The Secret Service has conducted a comprehensive contact trace assessment and determined that the employee has not had contact with any Secret Service employee or protectee for nearly three weeks,” said the Department of Homeland Security in a statement Monday.
The agency said the person is in quarantine and following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols. The employee’s name and job title were withheld.
Trump told reporters at the White House on March 14 he had tested negative for the virus. Other DHS employees, including those who work for the Transportation Security Administration at several airports across the country, have tested positive.
As of Monday morning, Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracker reported more than 35,000 confirmed cases in the United States.
