Chief infection infectious expert Anthony Fossey is among three members of the White House Coronary Task Force to isolate themselves after a possible exposure to the pathogen, US media reported Saturday.

On Friday Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary was reported to have been positive for fear of infection by senior administration officials.

CNN said that Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration would self-isolate.

But Fossey, who has become the trusted face for the government's response to the virus, told the network that he would be subject to a modified quarantine because he was not so close to the infectious White House member.

The head of infectious diseases will remain at the National Institutes of Health at homework and wear a mask for two weeks.

It also undergoes daily tests of coronavirus and has been negative to date.
Redfield and Hahn will remain in quarantine for two weeks after being exposed to a person who has been confirmed, according to statements by the Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control.

Officials did not disclose the identity of the positive person COVID-19 in contact with the task force.

Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump announced plans to close the prominent task force, only to retreat after a day.
Group members who coordinate medical institutes, political workers and state governors held daily press conferences to inform the nation of the latest epidemic situation.

But they often missed Trump's question-and-answer sessions and news conferences ended nearly two weeks ago.
Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Chamber's Health Committee said the three men would still testify at a Senate coronavirus hearing on Tuesday, with Redfield and Han communicating through the video conferencing program.

CNN reported that he believed Fossey was helping with a mask.

The United States recorded more than 78,000 deaths and 1.3 million injuries.