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Pompeo in quarantine after COVID exposure
ABCNews Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus, according to a State Department spokesperson.
It s unclear when or where the top U.S. diplomat was exposed or by whom, a detail the State Department said it won t confirm for privacy reasons. But he has tested negative and remains under monitoring by the department s medical team, the spokesperson said.
Pompeo was scheduled to deliver remarks at a holiday reception for U.S. diplomats in dangerous posts and their families Tuesday, but did not show up, according to two State Department sources.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in quarantine after he was exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, the State Department confirmed on Wednesday. The nation s top diplomat abruptly canceled a pair of holiday parties for diplomats where Pompeo was scheduled to speak the night before, CNN reported. Secretary Pompeo has been identified as having come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID, a representative from the State Department said in a statement to CNN. For reasons of privacy we can t identify that individual.
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The spokesperson added that Pompeo tested negative for the coronavirus but will be in quarantine and is being closely monitored by the department s medical team in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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