(CNN) The White House told staff in an email on Tuesday that it had completed "all contact tracing" for positive Covid-19 cases identified at the White House, and urged anyone who hasn't been contacted and suspects they have had contact with someone infected by the virus to reach out to the White House Medical Office. The email, reviewed by CNN, was sent to staff working across the White House complex, following revelations of new infections that include President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, as well as many top White House advisers. However, New York Times White House correspondent and CNN contributor Michael Shear, who tested positive for the virus following direct interaction with White House officials, told CNN late Tuesday that there's been no outreach by the White House to do contact tracing or to follow up on his condition. At least one other White House official told CNN that they've also alerted officials that they have had direct contact with positive White House personnel, and received no guidance on how to proceed. The email also laid out new guidance with regard to masks, mandatory random testing of employees, quarantining and coming to work with Covid-19 symptoms.

Source: CNN October 07, 2020 01:52 UTC