Vice President Mike Pence is denying a Bloomberg report that he is going to self-isolate after his press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for COVID-19. The vice president will, however, work to limit his exposure to other people.

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“Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in quarantine,” said spokesman Devin O’Malley. “Additionally, Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow.”

Pence tested negative for the virus, Saturday. 

The Mike Pence news follows NIAID director, Dr. Anthony Fauci following similar precautions. Fauci also tested negative, but also made contact with a staffer who has tested positive for the coronavirus. A NIAID spokeswoman has said he is “considered to be at relatively low risk based on the degree of his exposure.” 

Fauci plans to work from home for the next two weeks, working under a “modified quarantine.” He will still venture to his office if need be.

Robert Redfield, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, are also quarantining after interacting with Pence’s press secretary.

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The White House was dealt a heavy blow recently as it’s being reported that a staffer to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for COVID-19. CNN reports that as of Monday (March 16), Vice President Pence had not been tested for coronavirus, but that may have changed during the days that followed.

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Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller issued a statement regarding the news. “‪This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus,” she said. “Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual. Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines.”

CNN also reports that two people who attended the recent American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s Policy Conference in Washington also tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Pence, along with other politicians, were present at the gathering. Deadline states that President Donald Trump has reportedly completed a coronavirus test and the result was negative, as was the test for his daughter Ivanka Trump.

Meanwhile, while initial quarantine mandates for the United States were set in place for approximately two weeks, the White House has stated that some effects from the COVID-19 pandemic could last as long as 18 months.