Top aide to Pence tests positive for COVID-19

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WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday (Oct 24), a spokesman said, the latest in a ...

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WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday , a spokesman said, the latest in a list of figures connected to Donald Trump's administration to do so.

Marc Short began quarantine and was assisting in the contract tracing process, Pence spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement."Vice President Pence and Mrs Pence both tested negative for COVID-19 today, and remain in good health," he added. Pence, who has been campaigning ahead of the Nov 3 election, will maintain his current schedule in consultation with White House doctors, said the spokesman.

A surge in COVID-19 cases led to the United States reaching a record number of daily infections for a second day running on Saturday, with almost 89,000 new cases., who was hospitalised before recovering.Trump has downplayed the seriousness of the virus, calling for businesses to reopen so the economy can recover.

Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming polls, has repeatedly criticized Trump's handling of the health crisis.

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