A nCoV-infected person participated in a political conference featuring Trump and many government officials near Washington.

The event took place at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in Maryland, USA from February 26 to 29, attracting thousands of participants. US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, many top White House officials and the US government are also present at CPAC.

"This person was infected with the virus before the event. The hospital in New Jersey isolated the patient and tested it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then confirmed the positive result." , American Conservative League, conference organizer, yesterday posted a status line on Twitter.

"The patient has no contact with the President or the Vice President, and is not present at the events in the main hall. The Trump administration is aware of the incident, we are continuing to contact officials." government, "the American Conservative League notice reads.

The White House did not comment on this information.

The US currently records 437 cases of nCoV infection, of which 19 have died. The states of Washington, California, Florida, Maryland and New York have declared a state of emergency because of Covid-19. Outbreak from Wuhan since December 2019 has appeared in 102 countries and territories, causing more than 106,000 people infected with nCoV, nearly 3,600 people died and nearly 59,000 cases have recovered.