A member of HHS Secretary Alex Azar's security detail has tested positive for coronavirus.

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text: A member of HHS Secretary Alex Azar's security detail has tested positive for coronavirus.

It is the first known instance of a staffer with regular proximity to Trump's health secretary testing positive for coronavirus.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/24/hhs-security-positive-coronavirus-421473

A member of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's security detail this week tested positive for coronavirus, according to two people with knowledge of the diagnosis.

Azar, who is typically flanked by a security detail in his role as a member of President Donald Trump's cabinet, had to undergo testing for Covid-19 as a result of the security agent's positive diagnosis, one person said. HHS has taken other steps to prevent the spread of the virus, such as additional cleaning in the headquarters.

It is the first known instance of a staffer with regular proximity to the health secretary testing positive for coronavirus.

Azar has frequently met with Trump and joined him on Thursday for a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, where the president unveiled new health care executive orders.

Spokespeople for the health department said they could not comment on whether any members of Azar's security detail had tested positive for coronavirus but stressed that Azar and staff close to the secretary have taken appropriate precautions.

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[PJMcK]

1. Fake news!

There is no pandemic!

It went away magically!

It's a hoax!

[crickets]

2. When was the last time the White House ventilation system got an overhaul?

Maybe they should be more concerned about that rather than ripping roses and crabapple trees out of the garden.