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After US President Trump was diagnosed with the new corona virus, more people in his circle were diagnosed.
White House adviser Stephen Miller (Stephen Miller) and a senior military official have been diagnosed.
Miller, who has been in self-isolation for the past five days, confirmed on Tuesday (October 6) that he was infected with the new coronavirus.
After the Coast Guard officer, Admiral Charles Ray, tested positive for the new crown, US Military General Mark Milley and many other military leaders have also been isolated.
In addition, other officials are also in self-isolation “as a precaution.”
Miller said in a statement that he “tested negative every day” before Tuesday, saying he was already isolated.
His wife, Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence, contracted the virus in May and has recovered.
In July, Miller’s grandmother, Ruth Glosser (Ruth Glosser), 97, reportedly died of complications from COVID-19.
The White House denied that the new coronavirus had caused the death of Ms. Grosser and stated in a statement that “she was dying in her sleep.”
However, Miller’s uncle issued a death certificate stating that Grosser died due to respiratory arrest and a condition caused by the new crown.
Miller is the editor of the president’s speech and is known for his tough stance on immigration issues.
Infected people appear on top of the Pentagon
Admiral Ray is the deputy commander of the United States Coast Guard and is reportedly experiencing mild symptoms.
The Pentagon stated that the officials who attended the meeting with General Lei last week are now isolated, but no one has tested positive or has any symptoms.
How Admiral Ray became infected with the virus is still unknown. An official told the Associated Press that General Lei attended a meeting at the White House about 10 days ago, but it is still unknown whether he contracted the virus there or elsewhere.
The United States Coast Guard said in a statement that General Ray tested positive on Monday and is currently quarantined at home. The statement also indicated that all Coast Guard personnel who had close contact with him have also been quarantined.
The news channel CBS (CBS), a partner of the BBC, reported that almost all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made up of high-level advisers from the US President’s army, attended the meeting with General Lei last week. past and are now in quarantine.
According to reports, in addition to the chairman of the joint meeting, General Milli, the deputy chief of staff, the army chief of staff, the naval operations chief of staff, the air force chief of staff, the cyber command commander , the secretary of the space force, the captain of the National Guard and the Navy. Deputy Commander of the Marine Corps.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told the media that “the operational readiness and mission capabilities of the US military have not changed.”
“Senior military leaders are still fully capable of performing tasks and performing duties in different workplaces,” he said.
The Pentagon is currently conducting a contact tracing for last week’s meeting.
More White House staff have been diagnosed
At the same time, since President Trump was diagnosed last week, many Republicans and people in close contact with him have been successively diagnosed with the new corona virus.
These include first lady Melania Trump, aide Hope Hicks, and several Republican senators.
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany (Kayleigh McEnany) was diagnosed with the infection and announced the news on Monday. Three other members of the White House Press Office, Chad Gilmartin (Chad Gilmartin), Caroline Leavitt (Karoline Leavitt) and Jalen Drummond (Jalen Drummond) have also been diagnosed.
McKinney did not wear a mask when interviewed by reporters Sunday, but he said no one in the press office was classified as a close contact by the White House medical queue.
Many people diagnosed in Trump’s inner circle attended the White House Rose Garden meeting on Sept. 26. The meeting is now being questioned as a “super spread incident”.
At the meeting, the president announced the nominees for Supreme Court justices, and one of the confirmed cases was a Christian pastor from California. The pastor also had contact with Vice President Pence during a prayer event in Washington DC that same day.
Vice President Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris will hold face-to-face election debates on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Utah, which will be blocked by plexiglass to reduce the risk of a new corona virus infection. Both were negative in the last test.
At the same time, Trump returned to the White House on Monday after being diagnosed and admitted to the hospital.
At Walter Reed Medical Center, Trump was treated with dexamethasone, a drug similar to alcohol, which is generally used to treat seriously ill patients with new coronary heart disease. The president also received an oxygen supply.
Trump posted a video on Twitter immediately after being released from the hospital, calling on the United States not to allow the virus to “take over” their lives.
“Do not fear him, you will beat him,” he said in the video, “don’t let him take over your life, don’t let this happen.”
Currently, there are almost 7.5 million confirmed cases of infection in the United States and more than 210,000 deaths.
People who support Trump believe the president is candidly conveying a message and pacifying the people, while others believe this is disrespectful to those affected and will bring danger to the community.
Trump suspends new round of bailout bill
On the other hand, Trump announced on Tuesday that he would stop discussing the epidemic aid bill and would postpone negotiations until after the general election.
Negotiations on the rescue budget began in July by Democratic spokesperson Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; now Trump hopes to win the presidential election, saying he will be re-elected. The bill was subsequently passed.
Following the announcement, the US stock market fell.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called Trump’s move a betrayal of the American people.
“Make no mistake: If you’re unemployed, your business goes bankrupt, your child’s school is closed, someone in your community is fired, Donald Trump decided today that he doesn’t care about any of these things,” Bye Den said in a statement Tuesday. .
Trump retorted that Pelosi and the “far-left Democrats” were using the much-needed bailout budget to “play games.”
Previously, the Democratic and Republican parties were at a standstill on the bailout budget: the White House said it would support the $ 1.6 trillion epidemic bailout budget, and the Pelosi-led House Democrats approved the budget. of 2.2 trillion, but this amount cannot be approved in the Republican-controlled Senate.