US Vice President Mike Pence said that he and his wife will conduct a corona virus test later today, Saturday, after it was discovered that a member of his crew had contracted the virus.

"The White House doctor indicated that he had no reason to believe that I was exposed (to the virus) and that there was no need for me to be exposed," Pence said in a press briefing at the White House.

"Looking at my position as vice president and leader of the White House mission to fight the virus, my wife and I will be exposed later today," he added.