Four people involved with the Republican National Convention tested positive for covid-19
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two attendees of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte in the U.S. state of North Carolina, as well as two individuals supporting the event, have tested positive for coronavirus, Mecklenburg County has said.
“These individuals were immediately issued isolation instructions and any known close contacts were notified and issued quarantine instructions by Mecklenburg County Public Health,” said county authorities in a release, adding that approximately 792 tests were conducted among individuals attending or providing support to the RNC event in Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County health officials had raised concerns over the lack of mask wearing and social distancing at the scaled-back meeting on Monday, where more than 300 delegates gathered in person to formally renominate Donald Trump and Mike Pence for the Republican presidential ticket.
Trump and Pence traveled to Charlotte on Monday to address the delegates, who were instructed to wear masks and practice social distancing, but videos of the event showed few people follow the guidance.
Nearly 25,000 residents in Mecklenburg County, whose largest city is Charlotte, have contracted the coronavirus.
Most of the RNC events were held virtually but Trump’s acceptance speech from the White House South Lawn on Thursday night was delivered to a crowd of more than 1,000 people, most of whom were not wearing masks. — NNN-XINHUA
