Fauci says he'll begin a 'modified quarantine' after having 'low risk' contact with a White House staffer who tested positive for COVID-19

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• White House coronavirus task force member Anthony Fauci told CNN he'll begin a "modified quarantine."
• Fauci said he came into "low risk" contact with a White House staffer who tested positive for COVID-19.
• He said he will work from home and wear a face mask for 14 days, but may also go work in his office at the National Institutes of Health, where there are no other people.
• A number of people at the White House, or in close contact with White House staff, have recently tested positive for the virus, including one of President Donald Trump's valets, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, and Ivanka Trump's personal assistant.
• Trump and Pence have both been tested recently and the results were negative.
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Anthony Fauci, the nation's top epidemiologist and member of the White House's coronavirus task force, said he'll start a "modified quarantine" after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reported Saturday evening.

Fauci said the contact with the coronavirus patient, who is a White House staffer, was "low risk," meaning he did not have overly close contact with the person while they were contagious.

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