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Dr. Fauci is headed for self-isolation — a tweaked version, that is — after a White House staffer tested positive for coronavirus … but he’s only doing so as a precaution.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will go into what he describes as a “modified’ quarantine, which means he’ll be working remotely from home for 14 days with a mask on — but might come and go to his office as needed, albeit solo.
Fauci says he’s made “low-risk” contact with the staffer, and therefore, won’t go into full quarantine … unlike two other members of Trump‘s coronavirus task force, who’ve already gone into full lockdown themselves. Fauci says he’s currently negative for COVID-19.
Earlier last week, it was revealed that VP Mike Pence‘s press secretary, Katie Miller, had coronavirus — but it’s not clear if she’s the one everyone’s going into quarantine over. Of course, Trump’s own valet driver has also tested positive, and reports of about a dozen Secret Service agents dedicated to protecting Trump and others have also contracted it.
In other words … the White House is starting to feel like a biohazard zone to some — including old Tony here — and they wanna steer clear for a while. Probably a good idea.