WASHINGTON – The White House is increasingly looking like an imperfect microcosm of the challenges that all Americans face in keeping the coronavirus at bay as huge swaths of the nation move to reopen.
Two aides who work in the White House complex are known to have tested positive in the past week for the coronavirus despite layers of security there, including access to rapid testing, temperature checks for all who enter and social distancing protocols.
President Donald Trump on Monday insisted on Twitter that virus infections are “looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere.
Big progress being made!” But the ability of the virus to infiltrate the White House underscores the risks for Americans at workplaces, schools and elsewhere.