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A White House official said a personal valet who works in the West Wing serving President Trump his meals among other duties, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the closest the virus is known to have come to the president, according to NBC News.
The media outlet reported that since the White House medical unit was made aware of the case, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have since tested negative for COVID-19, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said Thursday.
The White House did not say when the person developed symptoms or when the president was last exposed to the individual, who Gidley described as a military official, NBC News reported. It can sometimes take several days for the novel coronavirus to appear on a test once a person has been infected.
The news was first reported by CNN.