“ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Broncos said in a statement that both Elway and Ellis have minor symptoms but are “doing well’ and will continue to work from home and in self-isolation and participate in virtual meetings while their health is monitored. The team said no players or coaches came into close contact with either Elway or Ellis recently. “Based on a review of contact tracing data with the league, we are confident these cases originated independently outside team facilities,” the Broncos said. “There were minimal close contacts identified for each (no players or coaches) and those individuals have been notified.” “While our facilities are closed for Election Day, coaches are conducting their game preparations today remotely as a precaution,” the team added. “Our organization will remain in communication with the NFL, making all decisions in consultation with the league and based on guidance from medical experts.” The Broncos have had three assistant coaches go under the league’s COVID-19 protocols — Curtis Modkins, Mike Munchak and Ed Donatell — in addition to right guard Graham Glasgow. Others at the team’s headquarters also have been infected by COVID-19 in recent weeks. Modkins, the team’s running backs coach, returned to work last week after recovering from his infection. Munchak, their offensive line coach, was out all last week and Donatell, the team’s defensive coordinator, went under COVID-19 protocols Sunday morning, skipping the Broncos’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Glasgow was diagnosed on Friday, and the Broncos canceled their on-field workouts and isolated two other O-linemen, backup guard Austin Schlottmann and starting right tackle Demar Dotson, as a precaution. Schlottmann and Dotson returned to practice Saturday and played against the Chargers. Schlottmann replaced Glasgow at right guard. Ellis began feeling ill Sunday morning and contacted the team’s medical staff. As a precaution, he watched the Broncos’ 31-30 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Chargers from home, the first time in 26 years he’d missed a Broncos home game. Ellis continued working from home Monday and received a positive COVID-19 test Tuesday morning, as did Elway, who left work for home Monday after he began experiencing mild symptoms of the infection, the team said. As part of the NFL’s COVID-19 safety protocols put in place so the league could try to play the 2020 season during the pandemic, the Broncos have had all their employees tested daily for the virus. Players, coaches and other employees also wear contract tracing devices to help curb any outbreaks. The Broncos have been under the league’s enhanced COVID-19 protocols since Modkins’ infection. Those extra measures include increased distancing, face coverings on the practice field and inside the team’s facilities for players and coaches and remote team meetings. Position groups can still meet in person. The Broncos (3-4) are scheduled to return to work Wednesday morning to continue preparations for their game Sunday at Atlanta (2-6). The Broncos were affected by the New England Patriots’ COVID-19 outbreak last month when their game at Gillette Stadium was pushed back, first by a day and then by a week, when Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore, among others, were infected. That meant the Broncos’ Oct. 18 home game against Miami had to get pushed back to Nov. 22, when they were scheduled to host the Chargers. The Chargers’ game was moved up to Nov. 1, which was supposed to be the Broncos’ bye. ___ Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ___ More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL
Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Tests Positive For COVID-19: Reports
104 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["Jenna Ellis, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a White House Christmas party for senior staff last week. Ellis was a guest of Trump trade adviser Peter...
Indian Bride Tests Positive For COVID-19, Gets Married In Hazmat Suit
73 Views0 Comments0 Likes
[]["BARAN, India, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote northIndian village, after the bride tested positive for the coronavirus just hours before her marri...
Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive For COVID-19, Trump Says
369 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19, according to President Donald Trump. Trump tweeted Sunday that Giuliani, his personal attorney, tested positive for the virus. He said that Giuliani “has been working ...
Fox News’ Juan Williams Tests Positive For COVID-19
73 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["Juan Williams, the co-host of Fox News’ “The Five” opinion panel show, has tested positive for the coronavirus. “I’m not great but I’m not dying or anything,” Williams told The Daily Beast on Thursday. “I’m worried ...
Pa. State Senator Doug Mastriano Leaves Meeting With Trump After Testing Positive For COVID-19
0 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Asso...
Georgia’s Sen. Kelly Loeffler Quarantines After Inconclusive COVID-19 Tests
55 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) is self-quarantining after she had mixed coronavirus test results following campaign events with Vice President Mike Pence and fellow GOP Sen. David Perdue ahead of Georgia’s two highly c...
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Tests Positive For COVID-19
101 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Grassley, 87, is the president pro tempore of the Senate and the second oldest member of the upper chamber. He said in a stat...
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak Tests Positive For COVID-19
120 Views0 Comments0 Likes
["CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus surges to record levels in the state and across the U.S. The 66-year-old Democrat is the fifth gover...