Healthcare

Masks and precautions become the norm as officials are sidelined by virus exposure

By Cassidy Morrison, David Hogberg
Published May 12, 2020 4:00am ET
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Masks and precautions become the norm as officials are sidelined by virus exposure
President Donald Trump delivers a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Washington. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Trump administration and Congress have taken new precautions as exposure to the coronavirus has sidelined officials and legislators.

President Trump ordered staffers Monday to wear masks while inside the White House after two staffers and two members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

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