White House senior advisor to the president Jared Kushner and Admiral Brett Giroir, United States Assistant Secretary for Health, wear protective face masks in the Rose Garden, as President Donald Trump holds a news briefing at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
West Wing visitors and staff now required to wear masks
WASHINGTON — The White House is requiring everyone who enters the West Wing to wear a mask or face covering after coronavirus scares near President Donald Trump.
A memo sent to all staff outlined the new directive Monday after two staffers last week tested positive for COVID-19.
The memo says: "We are requiring everyone who enters the West Wing to wear a mask or facial covering."
Staff will be allowed to remove their face coverings if they sit at least six feet apart from their colleagues.
The directive is meant to protect the president, who has refrained from wearing a mask in public and in private.
By — Associated Press
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