Daily US Times: White House advisor Stephen Miller and a senior military official tests positive for Covid-19 as the virus is spreading further among those close to President Trump.
Mr Miller confirmed he had contracted coronavirus on Tuesday. He has been self-isolating for the past five days.
Mark Milley, a top US General and other military leaders are also quarantining after Coast Guard official Admiral Charles Ray tested positive.
Other officials are self-isolating “out of an abundance of caution”.
Adm Ray, vice commandant of the US Coast Guard, is said to be experiencing mild symptoms of Covid-19.
While officials who attended last week’s meetings with Adm Ray are now quarantining, none have so far tests positive or exhibited symptoms, the Pentagon said.
It is not clear how Adm Ray contracted the virus. The admiral attended an event at the White House about 10 days ago, but it is not known if he contracted the virus there or elsewhere, officials told the Associated Press news agency.
President Trump and other White House officials also tested positive for coronavirus in recent days.
In a statement, the Coast Guard said that Adm Ray tested positive on Monday and was now isolating at home. The statement added that any Coast Guard personnel who were in close contact with him would also quarantine.
According to CBS News report, nearly all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – a body consisting of senior military officials who advise the US president – were in quarantine after attending meetings with Adm Ray last week.
In addition to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen Milley, it said others in quarantine included the Army chief of staff, vice chief of staff, chief of naval operations, CyberCom commander, Air Force chief of staff, the Space Force chief, chief of the National Guard and deputy commandant of the Marine Corps.
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