United States vice-president Mike Pence has vowed to continue campaigning in the final days ahead of the presidential election, despite several staff members – including his chief of staff – testing positive for coronavirus. But it emerged over the weekend that his chief-of-staff Marc Short and at least four other aides to Mr Pence have contracted Covid-19. Mr Pence, however, is believed to have had close contact with Mr Short. Mr Pence is scheduled to campaign in Minnesota on Monday and in North and South Carolina on Tuesday. Mr Trump will hold three rallies in Pennsylvania on Monday, with further stops planned in Michigan, Nebraska and elsewhere this week.

Source: The Irish Times October 25, 2020 22:18 UTC