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Four People at RNC In Charlotte Test Positive

August 28, 2020 at 10:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Two attendees and two support staff at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte tested positive for COVID-19, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Those people were instructed to isolate immediately, and close contacts were also told to quarantine.

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