The White House has begun conducting temperature checks for reporters, according to pool reports Saturday.

The White House is conducting temperature checks for reporters in the briefing room ahead of a noon briefing on the #coronavirus — Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) March 14, 2020

Pool reporter Francesca Chambers, White House correspondent for McClatchy, reported that “around 11:30 am a man in a suit with a no contact thermometer came through the White House press briefing room and workspaces, taking the temperature of reporters in the building.”

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Reporters were told that the man was part of the White House physician’s office.

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White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere provided the following statement: “Out of an abundance of caution, temperature checks are now being performed on any individuals who are in close contact with the President and Vice President.”

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