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U.S. housing secretary Carson tests positive for Covid-19: reports

U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for Covid-19. [Reuters]

U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, U.S. news outlets reported, the latest victim in another coronavirus outbreak affecting the White House and top advisers to President Donald Trump.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development did not immediately return a request for comment on the reports.

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