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Senator Kamala Harris' campaign travels halted after two associates test positive

Posted at 7:01 AM, Oct 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-15 10:09:31-04

Senator Kamala Harris' travels have been canceled through Monday after 2 people associated with her campaign have contracted the coronavirus.

President nominee Joe Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon send out a statement to clarify and update the situation.

"Late on the night of Wednesday, October 14th, we learned that two individuals involved in the campaign tested positive for COVID-19: a non-staff flight crew member and Liz Allen, communications director to Senator Harris. Senator Harris was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with either of these individuals during the two days prior to their positive tests; as such, there is no requirement for quarantine. Regardless, out of an abundance of caution and in line with our campaign’s commitment to the highest levels of precaution, we are canceling Senator Harris’s travel through Sunday, October 18th, but she will keep a robust and aggressive schedule of virtual campaign activities to reach voters all across the country during this time. She will return to in-person campaigning on Monday, October 19th. This is the sort of conduct we have continuously modeled in this campaign. Neither of these people have had contact with Vice President Biden, Senator Harris or any other staffers since testing positive or in the 48 hours prior to their positive test results."