White House staffers have been asked to stay home if they experience Covid-19 symptoms. ASSOCIATED PRESSKey FactsAccording to an internal White House email obtained by New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi on Sunday night, White House staffers who show any symptoms have also been directed to "immediately contact your primary care provider" and "inform their supervisors." The report noted that the tracing efforts are mostly concentrated on White House staffers who had interacted with the president, first lady and Trump’s adviser Hope Hicks and does not include others who attended personal meetings or crowded events at the White House. However other White House staffers told the Associated Press that mask-wearing would remain a “personal choice” everyone else. Members of the Trump administration have argued that regular testing of staffers negated the need to enforce mask-wearing in the White House.

Source: Forbes October 05, 2020 13:41 UTC