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About 23 people in Trump’s entourage were infected. Many of them were in the White House rose garden, which was attended by more than 150 guests. This is reported by American media, which often suggest that many Trump confidants would become infected during that meeting. Only a few wore a mouth mask. And quite a few hugs would have been handed out.
Kellyanne Conway, until recently one of the most important advisers and confidant of US President Donald Trump, has also been infected with the corona virus, she announced on Twitter.
“Tonight I tested positive for Covid-19. My symptoms are a mild cough and I am otherwise fine. I went into quarantine after consultation with my doctors. My heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic, ”Conway wrote.
She was present in the White House garden last week, along with a few others affected, at the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Two Republican senators who were also there have also been infected with the corona virus. It’s about Thom Tillis and Mike Lee.
Not long after Conway announced that he was infected, it turned out that Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien was also infected with the corona virus. Like Conway, he has been in close proximity to Trump frequently in recent weeks.
It was previously known that wife Melania Trump and communications advisor Hope Hicks had become infected with the virus.
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