Mar 22, 2020

VP Mike Pence, wife test negative; staffer has virus

Posted Mar 22, 2020 12:00 AM
Vice President Mike Pence during Saturday's Coronavirus task force media briefing-photo courtesy White House
Vice President Mike Pence during Saturday's Coronavirus task force media briefing-photo courtesy White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, have tested negative for the coronavirus.

The vice president's press secretary, Katie Miller, tweeted the results of the tests Saturday night.

Pence had announced earlier Saturday that, out of an abundance of caution, he and his wife would be tested for the virus. A member of the vice president's staff had tested positive for the virus.

The vice president had said the staffer, who did not have close contact with either the president or vice president, was doing well. Still, Pence stood just a few feet from President Donald Trump at the podium during their press conference.