New Mexico Governor Self-Isolates After Staff Gets Virus
Source: Associated Press
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content?Oct. 5, 2020, at 7:12 p.m.
BY MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19. The governor is self-quarantining for a two-week period as an extra precaution in accordance with state guidelines.
Lujan Grisham spokeswoman Nora Sackett said Monday that a staff member at the governor's official residence reported feeling unwell on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 1, and was immediately sent for a virus test that came out positive.
She said the governor was tested Friday with a negative result, and that 37 people who were potentially in the presence of the infected worker have been tested without any positive returned test results. A second round of testing for the governor and the others is scheduled for Wednesday.
“The governor did not come into personal contact with the worker who tested positive,” the governor's office said in a news release. "State health officials deemed testing prudent out of an abundance of caution.”
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