Published 12:17 IST, June 25th 2020
After Trump's Tulsa rally dozens of secret service agents asked to quarantine
Secret Service officers who attended President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa on June 20 have been asked to quarantine after two staffers tested positive.
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United States Secret Service officers who attended President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa on June 20 have been asked to quarantine after two staffers tested positive for coronavirus. According to Washington Post, officials and nts have been asked to quarantine for 14 days as a precautionary measure, especially those who worked on event in Oklahoma. On morning of Trump's rally, six White House staffers, including two Secret Service nts tested positive for coronavirus, stoking fears that virus could spre inside presidential house.
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new cases emerging from inside White House have led to decision that Secret Service nts must w be tested regularly before every presidential trip. As per reports, Secret Service nts received an email saying that y must w be tested 24 to 48 hours before presidential trips. To protect privacy of Secret Service personnel, ncy has t released how many of its nts have or h tested positive for virus, r how many were or are under quarantine.
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Donald Trump was warned by health experts who h said that holding a rally amidst coronavirus outbreak could be dangerous. Top CDC official Dr. Anthony Fauci h also warned against organizing a rally amidst pandemic saying it could be 'risky'. However, president igred all warnings and decided to go on with pre-election rally that eventually disappointed him as arena with a capacity of over 19,000 couldn't be filled even half. As per media reports, social distancing rms, face-covering guidelines were followed by Trump supporters in rally.
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COVID-19 in US
United States is currently worst affected country in world with over 2.3 million coronavirus cases. According to figures by Johns Hopkins University, United States has recorded more than 1,21,000 deaths as of June 24, of which New York remains worst-hit region with over 31,000 deaths, followed by New Jersey with over 13,000 deaths. Meanwhile, world is nearing 10 million coronavirus cases and 5,00,000 deaths.
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12:17 IST, June 25th 2020