The official said the number of quarantined officers is on the “low” side of dozens. A Secret Service official said the quarantine will not affect the agency’s operations.
A source from the US Secret Service. USA That he worked ahead of time for the Saturday rally and is now quarantined, he told CNN that agents from Dallas and Houston also worked on the event, and that they had been warned before the trip from those local offices that they would have to quarantine when they will come home.
The move comes after two Secret Service agents who attended the rally tested positive for coronavirus, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
“The US Secret Service is still prepared and staffed to carry out all duties as necessary. Any implication that the agency is unprepared or unable to execute our mission would be inaccurate,” the CNN told CNN. spokesman for the US Secret Service. USA, Catherine Milhoan. statement on Wednesday night.
“To protect the privacy of our employees’ health information and for operational security, the Secret Service does not publish how many of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, nor how many of its employees were, or are currently, quarantined” . She continued.
Attendees of the demonstration were not required to wear masks or practice social distancing, despite top administration public health officials emphasizing the importance of both measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Several administration officials at the rally did not wear masks, although campaign manager Brad Parscale was seen in one.
Attendees of the rally had to agree not to sue the campaign if they contracted coronaviruses, acknowledging that “there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any public place where people are present.”
“By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to retain Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; BOK Center; ASM Global; or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors or volunteers responsible for any illness or injury, “read the disclaimer that attendees agreed to.
CNN’s Kate Bennett, Ryan Nobles, Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan contributed to this report.
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