Trump, Pence test negative for COVID-19 after worker tests positive

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were tested for Covid-19 and found to be negative after a member of the U.S. military who works on the White House campus contracted the virus, Bloomberg has reported.

The president and vice president “remain in great health,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement on Thursday.

The White House declined to identify the service member. However, CNN reported that the person was a member of the U.S. Navy who served as a valet in the White House residence, suggesting possible close contact with the president or his family. Service members detailed to the White House provide a range of household functions, including food service, hospitality and medical support.

This is the second person working on the White House grounds who the administration has said tested positive for the coronavirus. A member of Pence’s staff contracted the disease in March and fully recovered.

Bloomberg