Pompeo Tests Negative for CCP Virus After Exposure to Infected Person

Pompeo Tests Negative for CCP Virus After Exposure to Infected Person
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 9, 2020. Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images
Ella Kietlinska
Updated:
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been quarantining after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.

Pompeo tested negative, a State Department spokesperson said Dec. 16. He will quarantine in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, the spokesperson said in a statement. The department’s medical team is closely monitoring Pompeo, the spokesperson said.

Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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