The West Wing is now a "ghost town" after Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was absent from the hospital with President Trump.

In a memorandum to senior staff on October 2, Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff, encouraged people to restrict access to the Eisenhower Administrative Office Building (EEOB) on the west side of the House.

At Trump's campaign headquarters in Virginia, Bill Stepien, campaign manager and informed positive for nCoV on the evening of October 2, instructed employees to "wear a mask, wash their hands regularly, maintain

Meanwhile, Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, did not give any guidance to Trump aides during the current crisis.

The West Wing has been a "ghost town" now since the White House boss arrived at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 2 treatment for Covid.

The West Wing is often idle when the President is out of office, usually because the majority of senior staff will accompany Trump or on the weekends.

Some employees fell ill or had to be quarantined because of previous contact with Trump or a CoV-infected co-worker.

Other West Wing employees also absent over the past few days include Pat Cipollone, a White House advisor, and a handful of media agents like Julia Hahn and Ben Williamson, who work at the Pence Vice President's office on Capitol Hill to make a benchmark.

Meadows's overshadowed role in the midst of the current crisis has not really surprised many government officials.

Many of Trump's allies on Capitol Hill said they were rather worried when they saw how Meadows handled the current crisis.

Meadows came into the spotlight over the weekend, after he was identified as a source telling reporters that "Trump's vital signs over the past 24 hours are very worrying and the next 48 hours will be critical to care.

Meadows's information completely contradicted the judgment "everything is fine" by White House doctor Sean Conley made earlier.

Many government officials were also shocked to see the image of the White House Chief of Staff trying to "whisper" to reporters and being caught.

Karmi added that a lack of direction from the head is not new in Trump's White House.

However, for the rest of the staff, the lack of direction makes them find ways to respond to the current situation on their own.

"We are following general guidelines in line with CDC guidelines," said Alyssa Farah, White House communications director.

Farah adds that employees will wear masks, which most of them have refused to comply with in the past six months, and will continue regular workplace cleaning.

However, the fact is that some employees still come to the office even though they have had direct contact with people infected with nCoV.

Until the evening of October 4, the White House management office gave the first note to all employees since Trump was confirmed positive for nCoV.

Outside the White House, Trump's allies seem less anxious about the government's actions but more concerned with the presidential election campaign, less than a month away from the November 3 election day.

"Hopefully President Trump's health will get better within a week or so. Then he can come back stronger and better than ever. That's a hopeful prospect," said Stephen Moore,