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US National Security Adviser Infected with Coronavirus

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has tested
   positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Monday.

   O'Brien, who heads the National Security Council, "has mild symptoms
   and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off
   site. There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice
   President," according to a White House statement.
   "The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted,"
   the statement added.
   O'Brien, who is 54, is the highest-ranking member of the administration
   of President Donald Trump known to have been infected with the
   coronavirus.

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