Journalist Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Covering Trump’s Florida Trip

The individual was standing close to dozens of reporters and photographers standing shoulder-to-shoulder during the event

President Donald Trump Departs White House For Florida
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A journalist who covered President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Florida has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House Correspondents’ Association told members on Sunday.

“The WHCA has just been informed that a member of our press corps tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. We’ve already reached out to those who were in the pools with this individual, and the White House Medical Unit is conducting additional contact tracing and providing follow-on tests for those in the pools and potentially exposed,” Zeke Miller, the WHCA’s new president, wrote in an email to members. “This is a reminder of the need for continued vigilance.

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