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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 07, 2020, US Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. - Harris suspended travel on October 15, 2020, after her communications director tested positive for Covid-19, the campaign said, adding that Harris had not come into "close contact" with the staffer. A non-staff flight crew member also tested positive, campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon said in a statement. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
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Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer contracts Covid-19: campaign

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US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris suspended travel Thursday after her communications director tested positive for Covid-19, the campaign said, adding that Harris had not come into “close contact” with the staffer.

A non-staff flight crew member also tested positive, campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement.

Harris did not need to quarantine, O’Malley Dillon added, but “out of an abundance of caution” would cancel travel and campaign virtually before hitting the road again on October 19.

Both individuals flew with the Democratic senator on October 8. All three were masked, O’Malley Dillon said.

Harris has conducted two PCR tests since then, both negative, the Democratic campaign said, and she had not been in contact with either individual for 48 hours before they tested positive.

The announcement is the latest blip in a presidential campaign that has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and comes two weeks to the day after President Donald Trump tested positive for the disease.

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