(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) U.S. President's National Security Assistant O'Brien has contracted the new coronavirus
China News Agency, Washington, July 27 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) The White House confirmed on the 27th that O'Brien, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, tested positive for the new crown virus. This is the highest-ranking official in the U.S. government with confirmed infections so far.
The White House statement stated that O'Brien has mild symptoms, has self-isolated and worked remotely. President Trump and Vice President Pence are not at risk of contracting the virus. The work of the National Security Council under O'Brien will not be affected.
O'Brien succeeded Bolton in September last year and became Trump's fourth assistant for national security affairs. According to reports, the last time O'Brien attended an event with Trump was a visit to the US Southern Command in Florida on July 10.
In early May this year, the White House had confirmed cases of new crowns for two consecutive days. A Trump personal entourage and Pence's press secretary Katie Miller have been diagnosed with infection. In addition, a restaurant worker in the Eisenhower Administration Building connected to the White House was diagnosed last week.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 10:00 on the 27th, 4.238 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia and 146,000 have died. (Finish)