White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett acknowledged on Sunday it’s risky to work in the White House now that several staff have tested positive for the coronavirus.
“It’s scary to go to work,” he said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
"I'll wear a mask when I feel it's necessary," he explained, noting he had one with him for Sunday’s interview.
Guidance now from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing face coverings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, though President Donald Trump has said the guidance is "voluntary" and that he didn’t plan on following it personally.
"It's a little bit risky" to work in the West Wing during the coronavirus pandemic, given how small and crowded it is, said Hassett, who says he practices "aggressive social distancing." "But you have to do it because you have to serve your country."
Hassett allowed there are ways to work securely remotely outside the White House, but "there is a reason why people need to go in."
"There are a lot of things you can't do except there. Like if you're going to have secure communications, you need to be in the Situation Room," he explained. Medical personnel have been very careful with testing for the coronavirus in the White House, he said.
Three top-ranking health officials are self-quarantined following potential exposure in the White house. CDC Director Robert Redfield and Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, on Saturday disclosed plans to isolate after "low-risk" contact with an infected person. On Friday, Federal Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn began a two-week self-quarantine after coming in contact with Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, who has tested positive for Covid-19.
Hassett, who chaired the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2017 to June 2019, returned to White House a month ago as a temporary unpaid adviser to work on Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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