With President Trump’s announcement early Friday that he and the first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus, much of the focus inside the White House will likely turn to contact tracing.
In the past week alone, Trump has held rallies in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Minnesota; welcomed his Supreme Court nominee to the White House; and, of course, traveled to Ohio for Tuesday’s presidential debate. Along the way, he came into close contact with countless White House officials and supporters.
It’s a situation that Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, calls a “nightmare.”
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