White House butlers who serve First Family face infection risk from Trumps


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: The residence of the White House, where U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump remain in quarantine on the second and third floors after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday evening put people who work in the building at an increased risk of catching COVID-19, the disease that had killed over 210,000 Americans, doctors and health officials say.

The most exposed may be the approximately half dozen White House butlers who work on the second floor, where the private family residence is, say former staffers and a White House expert.

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