Top Trump aide Robert O'Brien contracts coronavirus

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US President Donald Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.
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Top Trump aide Robert O'Brien contracts coronavirus
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In this file photo National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien attends a briefing on Enhanced Narcotics Operations at the US Southern Command in Doral, Florida, on July 10, 2020.

US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.

The White House has said staff are regularly tested, and O’Brien is the most senior official to be found positive.

He has been isolating at home and working remotely after apparently contracting the virus at a family event.


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