Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for
coronavirus, CNN reported on Friday night, citing a source familiar with the
matter.
The assistant is asymptomatic, has been working remotely for
the past two months and was tested out of caution, the source told CNN.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump both tested negative for the
coronavirus on Friday, CNN said.
Earlier on Friday, Vice-Presidential Press Secretary Katie
Miller, who is also the wife of White House Immigration Advisor Stephen Miller,
tested positive for COVID-19.
Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are
tested daily for the virus.
News of Miller’s positive test delayed Pence’s scheduled
departure Friday to Des Moines, Iowa, for more than an hour, and several
staffers who had been in contact with her left the plane.
On Thusday, US President Donald Trump’s personal valet tested
positive for the coronavirus.
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is
in self-quarantine for a couple of weeks after coming in contact with Miller.
Upon hearing the news of Miller’s infection, Hahn immediately
received a coronavirus test which returned a negative result. However, he will
remain in quarantine for the next two weeks as a precautionary measure.
