The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Army chief of staff and several other military leaders are quarantining after being exposed to the virus

Top White House aide Stephen Miller also positive for Covid-19 after testing negative previously

US President Donald Trump appeared to be using his bout with Covid-19 to try to gain an advantage over his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, even as the number of infections around him continued to rise and some of America’s top military leaders went into quarantine.

General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General James McConville, the Army chief of staff; and several other Pentagon leaders are quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus, Defence Department spokesman Jonathan Hoffman announced on Tuesday, after a statement from the US Coast Guard that Admiral Charles Ray, the division’s second in command, tested positive for Covid-19.

Senior adviser Stephen Miller was the latest member of the president’s inner circle to test positive on Tuesday, despite previously testing negative.

source south china morning post