People wait in a line to buy face masks at a retail store in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 25, 2020.
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10:00 am: Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff under self-quarantine
U.S. President Donald Trump’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is under self-quarantine after possibly “coming into contact” with someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus, NBC News reported.
Meadows has tested negative for the virus and is not displaying symptoms, but will stay home until Wednesday “out of abundance of caution,” Ben Williamson, Meadows’ chief of staff, said in a statement to NBC.
Meadows was named as Trump’s next chief of staff last week, replacing Mick Mulvaney. —…
