Opinion | The key misunderstanding revealed by President Trump's coronavirus-plagued White House. - NBCNewsTHINK
, once you have a positive test, you do not pass go. You must immediately isolate yourself from others, for a minimum of 10 days . You do not wait for a “confirmatory” test before isolating. To stop the spread of the virus to your friends, family, co-workers and community, you should put on a mask, go home and stay there.
Had the White House understood and followed these simple procedures, we could have potentially stopped the chain of transmission, which has now been known toHad the White House understood and followed these simple procedures, we could have potentially stopped the chain of transmission. The moment that Hicks or Trump had a positive antigen or molecular test, both of them should have isolated. They may have wanted to get a second test to confirm the infection before they announced it to the world, but they should not have put anyone else at risk from that moment forward.
As soon as these first positive tests were known, all of their close contacts, from 48 hours prior to diagnosis right through the moment they went in isolation, should have been notified and put on quarantine. This means Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie and McEnany — two of whom have already tested positive, and the third of whom is currently awaiting results — should have gone home and stayed home.
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