U.S. Secretary of State begins quarantine due to contact with people infected with the new coronavirus
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, December 16 (Reporter Liu Pinran) The US State Department said on the 16th that Secretary of State Pompeo has been confirmed to have been exposed to a person who tested positive for the new crown virus, and he will begin isolation.
The U.S. State Department Information Office said in a statement that Pompeo had been tested for the new crown virus and the result was negative.
According to the guidance of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pompeo will be quarantined, and the medical team is paying close attention to his physical condition.
According to reports, the US State Department held a holiday reception on the 15th. Pompeo was originally scheduled to deliver a speech at the reception but was cancelled.
Prior to this, some State Council officials and professionals had questioned and criticized the State Council’s reception during the epidemic.
Statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of noon on the 16th Eastern Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 16.75 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 304,000.