Former President Donald J. Trump’s non-public membership in Palm Seashore, Fla., was partially closed on Friday following some employees members testing constructive for the coronavirus, two individuals accustomed to the occasions confirmed.
The closure affected service within the eating room and on the seaside membership, based on The Related Press. The 2 individuals accustomed to the occasions confirmed that was the case; they weren’t approved to talk publicly.
The A.P. cited an electronic mail that went to members of the membership, which additionally serves as Mr. Trump’s everlasting residence. The strikes have been taken out of “an abundance of warning” and a few employees have been quarantined, based on the e-mail.
A spokeswoman for the Trump Group didn’t instantly reply to an electronic mail searching for remark. A lady who answered the telephone at Mar-a-Lago mentioned “no remark” and hung up when requested if the membership was open.
The Florida Division of Public Well being didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The membership is ready to play host to occasions through the Republican Nationwide Committee spring retreat in Florida subsequent month. It has been Mr. Trump’s post-presidency base of operations, the place he has hosted Republican officers.
Coronavirus instances have been declining for weeks in Florida, which reopened companies months earlier than a lot of the nation. However the state remains to be averaging about 5,000 new instances a day, based on a New York Instances database.
Dr. Alina Alonso, the director of the Florida Division of Well being in Palm Seashore County, mentioned this week that instances had been declining regionally, and he or she was “cautiously optimistic” in regards to the course of the virus. However she warned the general public that it was too early to declare victory over the pandemic.