White House tours to resume next month as virus fades
2 years, 9 months ago

White House tours to resume next month as virus fades

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Public tours of the White House will resume next month after a more than 14-month hiatus due to the coronavirus, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. Tours of the executive mansion were suspended indefinitely by President Joe Biden when he took office as he tightened virus protocols in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House said it would continue to monitor COVID-19 cases based on recommendations from the CDC and other public officials and medical experts, and “reserves the right to adjust availability of the public tours as necessary” based on that guidance. The White House said details about other White House events, including the annual Easter Egg Roll and spring garden tours, will be forthcoming.

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White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige
10 months ago

White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses, bringing to an end the last coronavirus prevention protocol at the White House. The White House said the change aligns its policies with the Centers for Disease Control …

No changes to Biden’s travel plans amid First Lady’s Covid bout, White House says
1 year, 4 months ago

No changes to Biden’s travel plans amid First Lady’s Covid bout, White House says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden’s planned visits to India and Vietnam are …

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

LA Times  

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on Oct. 11. The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11, as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 under the Trump administration and renewed …

Biden ‘feeling better every day’ as he recovers from COVID
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden ‘feeling better every day’ as he recovers from COVID

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that he’s “feeling better every day” as he recovers from his coronavirus infection, and the White House planned a summit on Tuesday to discuss developing a new generation of vaccines that could more effectively guard against contagious variants. After participating in a virtual meeting to talk about computer chip manufacturing, Biden said “everything’s …

White House to resume its full tour schedule next month
2 years, 6 months ago

White House to resume its full tour schedule next month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Free tours of the executive mansion were suspended when President Joe Biden took office, as officials tightened virus protocols in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control …

‘Tis the pandemic season: White House parties on amid virus
4 years ago

‘Tis the pandemic season: White House parties on amid virus

Associated Press  

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White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution
4 years, 1 month ago

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution

NPR  

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The White House Coronavirus Task Force and President-elect Joe Biden separately gave updates on the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and how their teams were working to defeat it as health officials on Thursday warned against holiday travel to limit …

Donald Trump no longer at risk of transmitting COVID-19, says White House doctor
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump no longer at risk of transmitting COVID-19, says White House doctor

Firstpost  

Washington: The White House doctor said Saturday night that President Donald Trump is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus, a diagnosis that comes as the president prepares to resume campaign rallies and other activities. The memo followed Trump’s first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. Trump’s return to public activity …

Trump says he’s ready for rallies; doctor says therapy done
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says he’s ready for rallies; doctor says therapy done

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels “perfect” one week after his diagnosis with the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans, as his doctor said the president had ”completed his course of therapy” for the disease. He added, “I don’t think I’m contagious at all.” In a Fox …

Trump campaign’s next steps unclear after White House return
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump campaign’s next steps unclear after White House return

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to reshape the campaign’s final four weeks as aides debated Tuesday how to move past an extraordinary setback while grappling with how to send an infected president back on the road. Trump had stage-managed his dramatic, if reckless, reentry to the White House — tearing off his mask …

Trump Returns To White House After 4 Days Of Hospital Stay, Even Removes Mask, But Has He Tested Negative Yet?
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Returns To White House After 4 Days Of Hospital Stay, Even Removes Mask, But Has He Tested Negative Yet?

ABP News  

Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon!!! The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020 On Monday night, the US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending four days at a military hospital. The President and the first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus on …

White House Struggles To Explain, Contain Its Own Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

White House Struggles To Explain, Contain Its Own Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis

NPR  

White House Struggles To Explain, Contain Its Own Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The White House is struggling on Monday to show that it has a burgeoning public health and political crisis under control as President Trump enters his third day of aggressive and experimental treatment for …

Trump, suffering from coronavirus, vital signs stable, could be discharged to White House as early as Monday
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump, suffering from coronavirus, vital signs stable, could be discharged to White House as early as Monday

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump, who is undergoing treatment for coronavirus, medical team on Sunday while giving an update on his health said that the president experienced two episodes of blood-oxygen drops during his illness. According to AP reports, President Donald Trump's blood oxygen level dropped suddenly on Saturday, but he "has continued to improve," the White House physician said Sunday, …

Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule in the week before the coronavirus hit home with him. — White House aide Hope Hicks is part of a large entourage that travels to Ohio with Trump aboard Air Force One for the debate, including members of the Trump family. White …

White House prepares to tell the nation that COVID-19 will become a part of life
4 years, 6 months ago

White House prepares to tell the nation that COVID-19 will become a part of life

Daily Mail  

The White House will reportedly tell Americans to learn to live with the coronavirus, shifting their focus from past months when they expressed that the virus would eventually go away. The White House is planning to offer up that the virus is not going away any time soon and will be continuing well pass the November election. The White House …

Task force officials out of public view as White House pivots to economic message
4 years, 6 months ago

Task force officials out of public view as White House pivots to economic message

CNN  

CNN — Amid rising cases in 18 states and renewed concerns about coronavirus outbreaks, top task force medical experts, including coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci, have remained largely out of view in recent weeks. While Fauci has maintained a relatively busy schedule of media appearances, including interviews on CNN and ABC last week, Birx and …

White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says
4 years, 8 months ago

White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Tuesday that the …

As coronavirus toll crosses 60,000 in US, Donald Trump says he won't extend social distancing guidelines
4 years, 8 months ago

As coronavirus toll crosses 60,000 in US, Donald Trump says he won't extend social distancing guidelines

Firstpost  

The White House and Donald Trump in particular have been eager to give the country positive news as they work to move past the crisis and rebuild the economy, even as the country’s death tally continues to rise. Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday, …

Trump cancels daily coronavirus press briefing – then appears unable to resist
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump cancels daily coronavirus press briefing – then appears unable to resist

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The White House around 11 a.m. cancelled a planned 5 p.m. Monday coronavirus task …

After Donald Trump's coronavirus disinfectant gaffe, White House aims for US president to refocus on economy
4 years, 8 months ago

After Donald Trump's coronavirus disinfectant gaffe, White House aims for US president to refocus on economy

Firstpost  

Days after he publicly mused that scientists should explore the injection of toxic disinfectants as a potential virus cure, Donald Trump has now rejected the utility of his daily task force briefings, where he has time and again clashed with scientific experts. Washington: After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President …

White House moves to protect Trump, staff from coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

White House moves to protect Trump, staff from coronavirus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Journalists and staff entering the White House complex Monday received a welcome designed for the age of the coronavirus: a thermometer placed near the forehead to check their temperatures. The White House Correspondents’ Association also has announced steps to safeguard the health of its members who provide news coverage of Trump and the administration. “That’s very good.” White …

Trump claims coronavirus is under control – contradicting reality and his own top expert
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump claims coronavirus is under control – contradicting reality and his own top expert

CNN  

CNN — America’s top infectious diseases expert is warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans could die unless every citizen joins an effort to blunt the coronavirus pandemic – only to be contradicted by President Donald Trump, who insists the virus is under “tremendous” control. Asked whether hundreds of thousands of Americans could die, Fauci said on CNN’s “State of …

Trump muddles coronavirus message as response team struggles to match ‘wishful thinking’
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump muddles coronavirus message as response team struggles to match ‘wishful thinking’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump is receiving a steady stream of sometimes-conflicting information about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that some aides worry is dampening his ability to effectively communicate the realities and risks of the epidemic. Later, the White House said Trump would not visit because “the President does not want to interfere with the CDC’s mission to protect …

Led by notorious germaphobe, West Wing braces for coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Led by notorious germaphobe, West Wing braces for coronavirus

CNN  

Washington CNN — It’s a refrain President Donald Trump repeats whenever he encounters a cough, a sneeze or a sniffle. “When somebody sneezes – I mean, I try and bail out as much as possible when they’re sneezing,” Trump said last week during a briefing on the coronavirus, using his own aversion to potential maladies as an example for Americans …

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