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Report: state medical director self-isolating, governor may, too, after WH trip

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May 11th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Bloomberg News is reporting that the state medical director is self-isolating after her visit to the White House last Wednesday. Citing White House sources, Bloomberg News is also reporting Governor Kim Reynolds MAY self-isolate. Iowa officials are not responding to requests for comment. Dr Caitlin Pedati — the state medical director — sat in on a meeting of the president’s coronavirus task force. The task force is led by Vice President Pence. Pence’s press secrerary tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

National public health officials on the task force are self-isolating and Pedati is reportedly doing so as well. Reynolds was with Pence Friday, greeting the vice president at the Des Moines airport, accompanying him to a meeting at an Urbandale church and participating with Pence in a panel discussion at HyVee headquarters Friday afternoon.

The governor will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. this morning.