McEnany, 2 other WH press staff test positive for COVID-19

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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, talks to the media, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, outside the White House in Washington.[AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin]

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the cornorvirus.

McEnany said in a statement that she tested positive Monday morning and is experiencing no symptoms at this time. She spoke briefly with reporters Sunday evening, but says that no members of the White House press corps spent enough time around her to be considered close contacts.

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She added that she is beginning the quarantine process and "will continue working on behalf of the American People remotely."

ABC News confirmed two other members of the White House press staff — Karoline Leavitt and Chad Gilmartin — have also tested positive.