Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A number of people in the circle of the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. Most recently, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who frequently appears at public events without wearing a mask, has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday. It is not clear when or how he was infected.
Another top campaign aide, Nick Trainer, has also tested positive for the virus, according to the source.
Meadows, Trump’s top adviser and former North Carolina lawmaker, regularly accompanies US President Donald Trump on the final days of a frenetic campaign ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election.
Meadows, who was at a White House election night party attended by dozens of Trump loyalists, is the latest official in Trump’s close circle to contract COVID-19, which has killed more than 236,000 Americans.
Trump regularly underestimates the severity of the virus, which has surged in recent weeks and is ready to continue into the winter. He disputed public statements from leading health experts, even after the outbreak struck the White House in October.
The president was hospitalized after he became infected with the virus. His wife and son Barron also tested positive for the coronavirus in October.
Its national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has also contracted the virus. Another Trump friend, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, died of the coronavirus in July after attending one of Trump’s rallies.
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