Health officials urge people who attended Trump rally to get tested for coronavirus
After President Donald Trump and several members of his staff were infected with coronavirus, health officials say anyone who attended recent events in North Carolina featuring members of Trump's family should get tested for the virus.
Posted — UpdatedA spokesperson for Lara Trump tweeted late Friday that both she and her husband, Eric Trump, have tested negative for the virus.
“It’s a reminder that anyone can get this virus," Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said of the president's diagnosis.
Alan Swain, the Republican candidate in North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, attended the New Hill rally and took a photo with Lara Trump.
“They have not reached out to us," Swain said Friday. "I do know the people that hosted it are waiting to hear also because the word will get out with what they want to do next."
The Wake County Health Department said no coronavirus cases have been linked to the rally so far. Likewise, Cumberland County Health Director Dr. Jennifer Green said her office hasn't identified any virus clusters from the president's rally in Fayetteville two weeks ago.
“Get tested if you think you’ve been exposed and, certainly, going to events where there are a lot of people gathered closely together without masks, that would definitely be something we would want someone to get a test if they have been to any kind of event," she said.
“Masks work. There is science and evidence that tell us they work," she said. "So we really want everyone to be wearing a face covering or a mask when they are not with anyone not from their immediate household.”
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