DHS secretary has ‘virtual schedule’ after contact with COVID-positive official

By Jeremy Beaman

Published July 28, 2021 1:30am ET

DHS secretary has ‘virtual schedule’ after contact with COVID-positive official — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is keeping his distance after coming into contact with a department official who later tested positive for COVID-19, according to a DHS representative. The department is performing contact tracing and taking “an overabundance of caution” following the encounter, the spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “Secretary Mayorkas has […]

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is keeping his distance after coming into contact with a department official who later tested positive for COVID-19, according to a DHS representative.

The department is performing contact tracing and taking “an overabundance of caution” following the encounter, the spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement.