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Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/a> and other public health officials will testify this week before a key Senate committee via videoconference due to the threats posed by the novel coronavirus<\/a>, Sen. Lamar Alexander announced Sunday.<\/p>\n

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [NIAID],\u00a0and other members of the White House coronavirus task force\u00a0have gone into a “modified” quarantine after being exposed to a person who was infected with the contagion, officials said, adding that he\u00a0has tested negative and will continue to go to the White House for relevant meetings and likely will wear a mask.<\/p>\n

“After consulting with Dr. Fauci, and in an abundance of caution for our witnesses, senators, and the staff, all four Administration witnesses will appear by videoconference due to these unusual circumstances,” Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Committee on\u00a0Health, Education, Labor and Pensions,\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Besides attending meetings at the White House, Fauci will base himself out of his office at the National Institutes of Health [NIH] and work mostly by himself when few others are present, Fox News has learned.<\/p>\n

DR. FAUCI PLANS TO ATTEND SENATE HEARING TUESDAY AMID ‘MODIFIED’ CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NIAID told Fox News on Saturday night: “Dr. Fauci has tested negative for COVID-19, and he will continue to be tested regularly. He is actively monitoring his temperature and other health indicators. He is considered to be at relatively low risk based on the degree of his exposure.”<\/p>\n

The institute’s statement continued, “He is taking appropriate precautions to mitigate risk to any of his personal contacts while still allowing him to carry out his responsibilities in this public health crisis. Dr. Fauci encourages all Americans to also follow CDC guidance with any level of contact with the virus.”<\/p>\n

Another member of the task force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] Director\u00a0Dr. Robert Redfield, will be “teleworking for the next two weeks” following a “low-risk exposure” to a person at the White House, the CDC announced Saturday, adding that Redfield said he felt fine and didn’t have symptoms of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Commissioner Stephen Hahn — who tested negative Friday, also plans to self-quarantine for two weeks after coming into contact with a staff member who later tested positive, Politico reported.<\/p>\n

The FDA and CDC have not disclosed the identity of the person who had tested positive and with whom the agency leaders came into contact.<\/p>\n

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Fox News confirmed Friday that Vice President\u00a0Mike Pence’s<\/a>\u00a0press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miller tweeted that night: “Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. I\u2019m doing well and look forward to getting back to work for the American people,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

Back in March,\u00a0another staff member in Pence’s\u00a0office<\/a>\u00a0tested positive for\u00a0coronavirus,\u00a0making that the first White House staffer known to have the virus.<\/p>\n

Miller was the second\u00a0person working\u00a0at the White House complex to test positive for COVID-19 last week.\u00a0The White House\u00a0revealed that a person working\u00a0as a valet for President Trump<\/a>\u00a0also tested positive for the virus.\u00a0And,\u00a0at least 11 members of the Secret Service — charged with protecting\u00a0President Trump<\/a>\u00a0and other officials — had the virus as of Thursday evening, according to a Department of Homeland Security [DHS] tally reviewed by Yahoo News.<\/p>\n

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The president and vice president, along with those in their close circles, were being tested daily for coronavirus, an administration official\u00a0has told Fox News. Pence and Trump have faced criticism for not wearing face masks or coverings at times when in public.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have put in place the guidelines our experts have put forward to keep this building safe,\u201d White House press secretary Kaleigh McEnany said. \u201cAll of the recommended guidelines we have for businesses that have essential workers were now putting in place here in the White House, so as America reopens safely the White House is continuing to operate safely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Chad Pergram and Melissa Leon contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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