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Top aide to Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for Covid-19.
A spokesman said Pence will continue his aggressive campaign program after his chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley said Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, tested negative for the virus and are still in good health.
Short is Pence’s closest aide and the vice president is considered a “close contact” according to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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O’Malley said that “in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the vice president will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.”
Those guidelines require essential workers exposed to someone with the coronavirus to closely monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and wear a mask when around others.
After a day of campaigning, Pence was seen wearing a mask while returning to Washington aboard Air Force Two after news of Short’s diagnosis was made public.
