Student whose classmates shook hands with VP Pence is now under a coronavirus quarantine – By Phil Shiver (The Blaze) / March 3 2020
Pence visited the students last Friday
A Florida student whose classmates recently met and shook hands with Vice President Mike Pence is now under coronavirus quarantine, schools officials from Sarasota Military Academy announced Monday.
The student does not have a confirmed case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, and did not meet with the vice president during his visit to Florida last Friday, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.
According to a post from the school on its Facebook page, the student and his mother have been placed under quarantine as a “precautionary measure” after the mother came into contact with a patient who had contracted the virus while at work in a hospital.
During his visit, Pence interacted with 44 academy cadets, shaking hands and posing for photographs with them. The Pentagon has been in contact with the school regarding the student.
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