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For White House staff and senior visiting officials and journalists, the coronavirus outbreak in Donald Trump’s inner circle has become like a whodunnit amid a shortage of information. Thirty-four COVID-19 cases have been tied to the outbreak at the White House, according to an internal memo viewed by ABC News. The outbreak has infected '34 White House staffers and other. Internal memo links 34 coronavirus cases to White House: report By The Citizen on October 8, 2020 Thirty-four White House staffers and “other contacts” have been infected with the coronavirus in recent days, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) memo obtained by ABC News.The figure is 10 more than 24 staffers previously.

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The coronavirus outbreak at the White House has spread to the ranks of the press.

Hours after news that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced they tested positive for COVID-19, the White House Correspondents' Association confirmed that three journalists also tested positive Friday and contact tracing is underway.

'Given these positive cases, the president’s diagnosis and positive cases among other members of the White House staff, a number of White House journalists are self-isolating pending diagnostic testing,' WHCA President Zeke Miller said in a memo to members.

White House journalists work in cramped quarters on the first floor and basement of the executive mansion and a small group of reporters, known as the pool, accompanies the president to events and will travel with him abroad Air Force One.

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The three journalists were not identified but all were covering the president this weekend. One attended a White House briefing Sunday, another traveled with Trump for his Saturday trip to Pennsylvania and a third attended events with the president on both Saturday and Sunday.

The journalists association is encouraging the White House reporters to get tested, wear a mask at all times, and to avoid working out of the White House if they are not assigned to the pool or have an enclosed workspace.

'We must lower our exposure to possible further infections,' Miller wrote.

Trump was transported to Walter Reed Medical Center Friday where he's expected to stay for a few days as he fights the virus.

“I think I’m doing very well, but we’re going to make sure that things work out,” Trump said in a video message Friday thanking the country for support. “The first lady is doing very well.”

WASHINGTON — An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency memo says that “34 White House staffers and other contacts” have been infected with the coronavirus in recent days, according to a report.

What You Need To Know

• An internal FEMA memo says “34 White House staffers and other contacts” have been infected with the coronavirus


• The number is higher than previously known and suggests the White House is blocking info about the outbreak


• A photo surfaced Wednesday showing White House staffers, many without face coverings, gathered in close proximity outside the building


• President Trump has done little to suggest his coronavirus diagnosis was a wake-up call about safety measures

ABC News obtained a copy of the memo that was dated Wednesday and distributed to senior leadership at the agency, which is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for managing the national response to the pandemic.

While it’s not clear what FEMA means by “other contacts,” the number of cases is higher than previously known and underscores the Trump administration’s efforts to block information about the White House outbreak, which has infected President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, White House aides and others.

Masks were reportedly rarely worn in the West Wing before Trump’s diagnosis last week, and a new photo emerged Wednesday showing White House staffers, many without face coverings, gathered in close proximity outside the building.

Trump has done little to suggest his coronavirus diagnosis was a wake-up call about safety measures, raising concerns that White House employees will continue to be at risk.

Upon returning to the White House on Monday after three days in the hospital, he removed his mask as he posed for photos from the Blue Room balcony. He was near a photographer, and other staffers were seen nearby. He did not put his mask back on before he walked into the White House.

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And on Thursday, the president suggested in an interview with Fox Business that people can’t do much to protect themselves from the virus and cast more doubt on the effectiveness of wearing masks.

“No matter how good the security, you’re not going to protect yourself from this thing with just your standard anything, unless you just literally don’t come out,” he said.

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White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah insisted Tuesday that precautions are being taken to stem the spread of the virus at the White House and help those working in the West Wing to “feel comfortable.”