Six Members of Trump’s Tulsa Team Test Positive for COVID-19

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For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Six people working on logistics for President Trump’s Tulsa rally have tested positive for COVID-19, according to NBC News. Twenty-thousand people, none of whom will be required to wear masks, are expected at the rally, which will be held inside.  

JUST IN – 6 members of the Trump campaign advance staff in Tulsa doing logistics for Trump’s rally tested positive for COVID, per @carolelee @kwelkernbc @albamonica @kellyo
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) June 20, 2020

“Quarantine procedures were immediately implemented,” said a Trump spokesperson, adding: “No COVID-positive staffers or anyone in immediate contact will be at today’s rally or near attendees and elected officials.”
The top health official in Tulsa warned against President Donald Trump’s first rally since the coronavirus pandemic, saying it could cause havoc, including a surge in hospitalizations. Even the president, the official warned, was at risk.
“A large indoor rally with 19-20,000 people is a huge risk factor today in Tulsa, Oklahoma,” he said, as we reported earlier. “I’m concerned about our ability to protect anyone who attends a large, indoor event, and I’m also concerned about our ability to ensure the president stays safe as well.”
Health officials have worried that this could be a “super spreader” event. But as we’ve documented in timeline form, the president’s self-regard always comes first, even at the expense of other people’s lives.