White House National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, one of Donald Trump's closest associates, tested positive for coronavirus. O'Brien was last seen in the White House late last week. According to reports to Bloomberg agency, the councilor would have tested positive at Covid-19 after attending a family event and is now in solitary confinement in his home. He would continue to work by phone.
"There is no risk of contagion for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence," said the White House confirming the news of the director's positive virus. "The work of the National Security Council - it adds - continues without interruption".
The White House does not specify the circumstances under which O'Brien may have contracted the virus, nor the symptoms shown. O'Brien - reports the US media - traveled to Europe earlier this month to meet counterparts from France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. In addition to presiding over the National Security Council, he is also a member of the coronavirus task force which meets at least once a week. It is one of the most present figures in the Oval Office.
