WASHINGTON: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive Monday for the coronavirus.
The agent had been in close contact with Buttigieg, including Monday morning prior to the agents positive result, the Transportation Department said in a statement. Buttigieg has since tested negative and has had no symptoms.
Secretary Buttigieg will take all necessary steps to ensure there is no spread, including quarantining for a period of 14 days, and will continue to follow all other CDC guidelines, said Laura Schiller, the departments chief of staff, referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He received the first dose of the vaccination in recent weeks, and will receive the second dose when his quarantine is completed.
Following contact tracing protocols, the department said it determined that one other person in the security detail had also been in close contact with the agent and will also…