副总统彭斯周六下午在白宫对记者说，“尽管白宫医生表示，鉴于我作为副总统和白宫冠状病毒工作组组长的独特地位，他没有理由认为我受到了感染，也不需要进行检测，（但）今天下午晚些时候，我和我的妻子都将接受冠状病毒检测。”
就在彭斯及其夫人凯伦·彭斯接受冠状病毒检测的几小时后，他们的检测结果均为阴性。
彭斯的新闻秘书凯蒂·米勒在推特上写道:“很高兴地告诉大家，新冠病毒测试结果显示副总统@Mike_Pence和第二夫人@KarenPence均为阴性。”
副总统彭斯办公室周五傍晚确认，一名幕僚新冠检测呈阳性。
彭斯办公室发言人凯蒂·米勒在一份声明中说，“今晚我们被告知，副总统彭斯办公室的一名成员新冠病毒检测呈阳性。总统川普和副总统彭斯都没有与该名员工密切接触。我们正在根据CDC的指南进一步追踪密切接触者。”
此前，总统川普接待过的巴西访美代表团中有成员确诊新冠。尽管川普坚称与那名成员没有密切接触，但他还是于上周接受了新冠病毒检测。白宫宣布，结果是阴性。
彭斯受川普任命，总揽美国新冠疫情应对。
Michel Pensée and his wife tested negative for the new coronavirus
Vice President Michel Pensée told reporters at the White House on Saturday afternoon, "although the White House doctor said that given my unique position as vice president and head of the White House coronavirus task force, he had no reason to believe that I was infected and that I did not need to be tested, [ my wife and I will both be tested for coronavirus later this afternoon ] . "
Just hours after Michel Pensée and his wife, Kellen Michel Pensée, were tested for the coronavirus, both were negative.
Katy Miller, Michel Pensée's press secretary, tweeted: "happy to report that the new coronavirus test results show both vice president@Mike and second lady@KarenPence are negative. "
Vice President Michel Pensée's office confirmed Friday evening that a staff member had tested positive for a new crown.
Katy Miller, a spokesman for Michel Pensée's office, said in a statement, "tonight we are told that a member of Vice President Michel Pensée's office has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Neither President Donald Trump nor vice president Michel Pensée had close contact with the employee. We are following up with close contacts in accordance with CDC guidelines."
Earlier, President Donald Trump received a Brazilian delegation to the United States, including members of the new crown. Although trump insisted he had no close contact with the member, he was tested for the new coronavirus last week. The White House has announced the results are negative.
Michel Pensée, trump's choice, takes charge of US response to new crown disease.
