White House Press Secretary
Kayleigh McEnany is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration
to test positive for Covid-19 amid rising fears.
McEnany announced the news
on Twitter on Monday morning, saying she had tested negative consistently each day
since Thursday, but tested positive on Monday morning.
She indicated that she was still asymptomatic and it is now a matter of wait and see at the White House if she will remain that way or if she was in the pre-symptomatic period.
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 5, 2020
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A number of Trump administration
members have tested positive for Coronavirus in the weekend after the head of
the world superpower announced he tested positive Friday.
Some believe they might have
caught the virus after attending the Rose Garden Ceremony for Amy Coney
Barrett’s nomination as judge to the US Supreme Court.
So far the list of those who
have tested positive for Covid-19 includes:
• President Donald Trump
• First lady Melania Trump
• Senior White House adviser Hope Hicks
• Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien
• Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel
• Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
• Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
• Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
• Former adviser Kellyanne Conway
• Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie
• President’s Personal assistant Nick Luna
Ironically, she had spoken about Trump ensuring that Coronavirus would not strike the US only months earlier before the virus ravaged America and even infected the president himself: