Pence aides test positive for coronavirus

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, Pa, on Friday Associated Press/Photo by Gene J. Puskar

Pence aides test positive for coronavirus

The vice president will retain his travel schedule this week after his chief of staff, Marc Short, and other staffers tested positive for COVID-19. The White House said Mike Pence tested negative on Sunday and decided to continue traveling after consulting with the White House medical team. He will follow the guidelines for essential workers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which require him to stay at least 6 feet from others and always wear a mask, said spokesman Devin O’Malley.

What are his travel plans? Pence held a Sunday rally at the Kinston Jet Center in North Carolina. He will campaign in Minnesota and Pennsylvania today and attend more events in North Carolina and South Carolina on Tuesday.

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Onize Ohikere

Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.

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