CALIFORNIA, USA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will enter a 10-day quarantine out of an abundance of caution despite testing negative for COVID-19 after a staff member he had been in contact with tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a spokesperson for the governor’s office confirmed.
The governor's office said it is working with the California Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Public Health on contact tracing.
The individual in question came into contact with the Governor and a few other staff members.
The Governor and staff will be tested again in the next few days and continue to follow state and CDC guidelines.
Back in October, a person in the governor's office tested positive and Governor Newsom tested negative then.
In November, one of Newsom’s children may have been exposed to the coronavirus at school and had to quarantine. The governor, his wife and four children all tested negative for the virus at that time.
