Fox Business host Lou Dobbs is in self-quarantine after an employee of the network tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Lou is in self-quarantine tonight. We just learned that one of his team members has tested positive for COVID-19,” fill-in host David Asman said Friday. “Lou feels well. He has no symptoms, but, out of an abundance of caution, he and his team are taking the necessary precautions.”
At 74, Dobbs is in an age group especially vulnerable to the virus.
Fox News alerted employees to the coronavirus case in a companywide memo on Friday.
“We wanted to inform you that we just learned less than an hour ago that one of our FOX Business colleagues on the 20th floor has tested positive for COVID-19. Friday March 13th was the last day this employee was working in the office,” CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace wrote in the email.
“As soon as we learned of the test result, we mandated that this employee’s direct co-workers/team self-quarantine for 14 days since last contact at the direction of our medical professionals. We are also doing a deep cleaning of all areas affected and will be continuing all of our aggressive sanitizing and disinfecting efforts throughout the entire building.”
