So far, none of the Gold Star family attendees appear to have publicly reported coming down with covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in the days since the event. “So based on contact tracing, the data we have, we don’t think it arose from that event.”ADThe Gold Star families ceremony came the day after a large celebration in the Rose Garden to honor Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. ADFar fewer people so far seem to have tested positive after attending the Gold Star families event, although The Post was unable to survey of all the attendees. The Gold Star family members who attended the event were subject to a rapid coronavirus test, which had to come back negative for them to enter. “All Gold Star Family attendees invited to the Gold Star Family event at the White House on September 27 were all tested by the White House medical team before entering the White House had tested negative for the Coronavirus,” Davis said.

Source: Washington Post October 08, 2020 18:17 UTC