Some staff at the club have have been quarantined, according to the Associated Press
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Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, club has been partially closed because of a Covid outbreak, it emerged last night.
The Associated Press reported that the news had been confirmed by several sources, including a club member who received a phone call informing them about the closure.
A receptionist at the Mar-a-Lago club also verified the claim, saying it was closed until further notice, but declined to comment further.
A person familiar with club operations said that, out of an abundance of caution, they had "partially closed" a "section of the club" for a short period of time and quarantined some of its workers.
Trump moved to Mar-a-Lago after leaving Washington in January, and has spent the weeks since then laying low, golfing, dining with friends, meeting with Republican party leaders and plotting his political future as he considers running again in 2024.
Trump returned to Florida after he left the White House
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Trump was taken to hospital with Covid last year and has since been vaccinated against the virus.
Mar-a-Lago was the site of his first known exposure more than a year ago.
A senior Brazilian official tested positive last year after spending time at Mar-a-Lago club, where he posed for a photo next to Trump and attended a family birthday party.
The Trump White House was hit with several subsequent outbreaks after it flouted virus precautions by resisting mask-wearing and continuing to hold large events.
Representatives for Trump and the Florida Department of Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP.
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