White House head of security is 'very ill' with coronavirus, report says

One of the White House’s top security officials is said to be seriously ill with coronavirus and has been receiving treatment in hospital for several days.

Crede Bailey, who is in charge of the White House security office, first started to show symptoms even before the Rose Garden event on 26 September when Donald Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, according to a Bloomberg report.

The White House is yet to comment publicly on Bailey’s condition or when he first tested positive for Covid-19, but four unnamed officials told Bloomberg he is now “gravely ill”.

The Rose Garden event last month has been highlighted as a potentially key moment when the virus may have spread to a number of top administration and military officials, with many attendants now confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19.