Secret Service employee tests positive for coronavirus nearly three weeks after last contact with colleagues and protectees

A member of the Secret Service has tested positive for coronavirus.

The federal law enforcement agency announced the news overnight on Sunday and later clarified that the unidentified employee had not had any contact with colleagues or people they are hired to protect, in the past several weeks.

The Secret Service member was said to be experiencing mild symptoms of the illness – which can range from as little as a headache and fever.

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