Trump’s Personal Valet Tests Positive for Covid-19

By Staff, Agencies

A member of the US military who works at the White House, reportedly as one of US President Donald Trump’s personal valets, tested positive for coronavirus.

“We were recently notified by the White House medical unit that a member of the United States military, who works on the White House campus, has tested positive for coronavirus,” the deputy White House press secretary, Hogan Gidley, said in the statement.

“The president and the vice-president have since tested negative for the virus and they remain in great health.”

According to a report from CNN, the valet is a member of the US navy and started exhibiting symptoms on Wednesday morning. The person tested positive on Wednesday, the White House said.

This is the second individual confirmed to have tested positive for Covid-19 while working at the White House. A staffer in vice president Mike Pence’s office tested positive for the virus in March. Several people present at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private Florida club, were also diagnosed with Covid-19 in early March.

The news of the new case at the White House comes as the US begins to reopen its economy, despite urgent warnings from health experts that the move could prove to be a “death sentence” for many Americans.

Several valets cater to the president and his guests at the White House, both in the West Wing and in the White House residence.