Two White House staffers who do not have contact with President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago, reports The New York Times.
Trump on Thursday said he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the virus. The president, who has been receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center, is hoping to be discharged as early as Monday.
Trump’s physician, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, told reporters Sunday that the president had experienced “two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation” and had a “high fever.”
On Saturday, Trump’s oxygen level dropped "to about 93%," Conley said. "We watched it and it returned back up." The incident led doctors to start treating Trump with the steroid drug dexamethasone, which has been shown to help patients with COVID-19.
White House spokesperson Judd Deere said the White House “does not comment on the personal health information of individual staffers but does take any positive case seriously and has extensive plans and procedures in place to prevent further spread.”
“A full and complete contact trace consistent with CDC guidelines is included in that and appropriate notifications and recommendations are made,” Deere added in a statement.
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