CA Gov Newsom, family quarantining after exposure to COVID-19
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Sunday that he and his family will self-isolate after the three of the governor’s children made contact with a California Highway Patrol officer who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Newsom’s office said the family had been informed of the exposure Friday and underwent testing Sunday morning. While the tests came back negative, Newsom’s office said the family will continue to be tested regularly, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“We are grateful for all the officers that keep our family safe and for every frontline worker who continues to go to work during this pandemic,” Newsom said in a tweet Sunday. The highway patrol provides protection services for the state’s first family.
The governor’s office said medical professionals advised them to wait until Sunday for a test. The tests came shortly after a classmate of another of the governor’s four children tested positive for the virus. Newsom’s office said the child in question had also tested negative but entered quarantine.
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