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White House Chief of Staff tests positive for COVID-19

(UTV | COLOMBO) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19, officials have told US media.

It was not immediately clear how Mr Meadows – who has often appeared at public events without a face mask – was infected.

He is the latest Trump administration official to contract the disease, which has killed some 230,000 Americans.

On Friday, the US set a third straight daily record for new cases, with more than 127,000 infections.

The country’s coronavirus outbreak was a key policy battleground in the run-up to the 3 November election, and contributed to a surge in postal and early in-person voting.

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