The White House confirmed on July 27 that O'Brien, the 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.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:00 on July 28, Beijing time, more than 4.286 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and more than 147,000 have died. (Edit Zhou Jing)
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