White House gave New Jersey officials list of 206 people at Trump’s Thursday fundraiser events
The White House provided New Jersey health officials with a list of at least 206 people who attended President Trump’s fundraiser events in Bedminster, N.J., last Thursday, officials said on Sunday.
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White House gave New Jersey officials list of 206 people at Trump’s Thursday fundraiser events
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The New Jersey Department of Health said in a joint statement with the Somerset County Department of Health that it reached out to all of the individuals who attended the events hours before the president tested positive for COVID-19.
The agencies said they received the list from the White House and the management of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.
The state health department made attendees “aware of possible exposure and recommend that they self-monitor for symptoms and quarantine if they were in close contact with the President and his staff.”
DOH has reached out to these individuals to make them aware of possible exposure and recommend that they self-monitor for symptoms and quarantine if they were in close contact with the President and his staff.
– NJDOH (@NJDeptofHealth) October 4, 2020
County health officials are conducting interviews with staff members at the golf club and analyzing how much contact each had with the president and his staff and “providing public health recommendations accordingly.”
The statement notes that contact tracing is “ongoing,” and the majority of the club’s staff lives within Somerset County. New Jersey officials said they were told the federal government is also conducting contact tracing.
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The state and county health officials recommended attendees who want to get tested wait at least five