White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

October 5, 2020 at 12:42 p.m. | Updated October 5, 2020 at 12:48 p.m.

by Associated Press

Anna Moneymaker, The New York Times / White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, on Friday. Staff members now have openly donned masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 after the president and first lady have tested positive.
Anna Moneymaker, The New York Times / White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, on Friday. Staff members now have openly donned masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 after the president and first lady have tested positive.

WASHINGTON (AP) -White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus .

McEnany says in a statement that she tested positive Monday morning and is experiencing no symptoms at this time. She spoke briefly with reporters Sunday evening, but says that no members of the White House press corps spent enough time around her to be considered close contacts.

She says that she is beginning the quarantine process and "will continue working on behalf of the American People remotely."

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