Reporters have described the White House as a “ghost town” as many staff members have been told to work from home and journalists who were exposed to the infected press secretary isolate at home.
Trump is back after a highly-choreographed helicopter arrival on Monday evening. He has vowed to return to the campaign trail soon, but has no official events on his public schedule today.
He is considering making a nationally-televised address to the nation, according to reports, even as he continues to fight off illness caused by the coronavirus.
Trump’s doctors and outside experts say there is still a risk that his condition can reverse and worsen, as he is only about five days out from his positive diagnosis.
He has downplayed his illness and the danger of the virus, comparing it on Tuesday to seasonal influenza, which experts say is far less lethal than Covid-19. That move has drawn criticism.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration rejected an offer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact trace the Supreme Court event at the White House Rose Garden which caused several Republicans to become infected.
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