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Corona 19 was infected by National Security Adviser O'Brien Choi, the closest member of the US White House diplomatic and security command, who frequently meets President Trump. President Trump is working hard to launch the vaccine quickly ahead of the presidential election.

Correspondent Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung of Washington.

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White House announced that O'Brien National Security Advisor was infected with Corona 19 and was working in self-containment.


The National Security Advisor advises the White House in the field of diplomatic and security, and has offices on the same floor as the President's Office to meet with the President from time to time to discuss issues.

White House officials say O'Brien hasn't been to work since last week, and there is no possibility that Trump or Vice President Fence have been exposed to the virus.

[Trump/President of the United States: I haven't met O'Brien recently. I heard that he was tested. I haven't met him, and I'll talk to you later.]

The infection of some White House personnel has been confirmed twice before, but this is the first time that a key celebrity has been infected.

Trump's closest national security adviser confirmed that the White House was no longer a Corona 19 safe zone.

With more than 150,000 corona deaths, President Trump is in a mood to politically tackle the rapid release of vaccines.

[Trump/President of the United States: Through high-speed operations, we have accelerated vaccine production by several years. Vaccine production takes many years in many cases.]

US media reported that the US biotechnology firm Modena and Pfizer have entered a phase III trial, the final stage of corona vaccine development, targeting 30,000 individuals each.

(Video coverage: Jungsik Oh, Video editing: Yonghwa Jung)