Only on Oct. 2, after the president had also tested positive, were attendees told they might have been exposed. “I don’t think the White House as a whole has handled the covid-19 pandemic appropriately,” Nance said. She said she had not been contacted by the White House but that no one in her family had become ill. It was not clear whether the White House took any steps in response to the news that the party chairwoman was experiencing symptoms. Mike Reed, an RNC spokesman, said McDaniel tested negative the day of the fundraiser, as well as the day before.

Source: Washington Post October 09, 2020 00:36 UTC