US national security adviser Robert O’Brien tests positive for Covid-19

Donald Trump’s national security adviser has tested positive for coronavirus, making him the highest-ranking US official to test positive so far, according to sources.

The White House confirmed that Robert O’Brien has mild symptoms and “has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site”.

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