Politics Mike Pence will not quarantine after four aides test positive for coronavirus

• Vice President Mike Pence will not quarantine himself despite four of his aides testing positive for Covid-19, his office said.
• Pence's chief of staff Marc Short is isolating after testing positive on Saturday, Devin O'Malley, a spokesman for the vice president, said in a statement.
• A senior political advisor to the vice president, Marty Obst, and two additional aides also tested positive, according to NBC News.
• Pence is expected to hold a rally in Kinston, North Carolina later on Sunday. The battleground state is neck-and-neck with state polls on average showing Biden ahead by just over one percentage point.

© Provided by CNBC U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, stands with his wife, Karen, after casting his ballot for the upcoming election at a polling station in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. October 23, 2020.

Vice President Mike Pence will not quarantine himself despite several of his aides testing positive for coronavirus, his office said.

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Vice President Mike Pence does not plan to self- quarantine after his press secretary tested positive for coronavirus , according to the Vice President's office.

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Pence's chief of staff Marc Short is isolating after testing positive on Saturday, Devin O'Malley, a spokesman for the vice president, said in a statement. A senior political advisor to the vice president, Marty Obst, and two other aides also tested positive, according to NBC News.

O'Malley said in a statement issued late on Saturday that Pence and second lady Karen Pence both tested negative and "remain in good health."

Pence is expected to hold a rally in Kinston, North Carolina later on Sunday. The battleground state is neck-and-neck with state polls on average showing Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead by just over one percentage point.

"While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short, in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the Vice President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel," O'Malley said in the statement.

Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, has tested positive for coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff and his senior political adviser have tested positive for COVID-19, according to reports.Short began isolating Saturday and assisting in the contact tracing process, according to Pence spokesman Devin O'Malley.

Pence Self-Isolating After Aide Tests Positive for Covid-19. Listen to article. 5:01. Lengyel tested positive on Saturday, and later tested negative, a Defense Department “Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in quarantine

Pence ’s chief of staff and three other aides test positive for the virus. The vice president’s chief of staff, Marc Short, was one of at least four staff More than 800 North Dakotans who tested positive for the coronavirus have been belatedly notified after the state health department faced a backlog of

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows declined to say how many individuals connected to the vice president's office have tested positive when pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday morning.

Meadows said that he would not disclose personal information "unless it's the vice president or the president, or someone that's very close to them where there's people in harms way."

The cluster of cases near the vice president comes at a perilous time politically.

The election between President Donald Trump and Biden, the former vice president, will take place in nine days. Trump was hospitalized for Covid-19 earlier this month, but has since said he recovered.

On Monday, Pence is expected to be on the Senate floor for the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. At a rally in Tallahassee on Saturday evening, Pence said he "wouldn't miss that vote for the world."

Barrett's confirmation, now seemingly assured, was put in jeopardy after three Republican senators contracted the virus.

Two of those lawmakers — Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina — attended Barrett's White House nomination ceremony last month, which was later connected to at least eight cases.

Pence, who is 61, is at elevated risk for severe illness from Covid-19 because of his age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the greatest risk is to those 85 and older.