A journalist who covered Trump's Tulsa rally tests positive for COVID-19

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• Paul Monies, a reporter with the nonprofit news outlet Oklahoma Watch, revealed Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19.
• Monies, who said he currently has no symptoms, got tested as a precaution after covering US President Donald Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Another reporter who worked with Monies said they both wore masks "but it was very difficult to avoid large crowds."
• Several Trump staffers who prepped for the rally also tested positive for COVID-19. Dozens of Secret Service agents are also in quarantine.
• Public health authorities had urged the Trump campaign to postpone the rally, citing the increased danger of transmitting the coronavirus at indoor events.
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A journalist who covered US President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has tested positive for COVID-19 nearly a week later.

Paul Monies, a reporter with the nonprofit news outlet Oklahoma Watch, revealed on Friday that he tested positive despite not yet showing any symptoms. He took the test as a precaution after attending the rally.

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