On September 27th, one day after the Rose Garden introduction of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee–an event that after which no fewer than ten people tested positive with the coronavirus–the White House hosted another event that may lead to another outbreak.

The Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day ceremony drew the families of 20 deceased service members to the White House from around the country–and it was attended by members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who are now in isolation after one of their ranks tested positive for COVID, the Washington Post reports.  The White House has not contacted any of those who attended the event.

Dozens of people attended the event held in the East Room, including Trump, Vice President Pence and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.  Photographs show only a smattering of people wearing masks and maintaining social distance.

Admiral Charles W. Ray, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, also attended the event; he tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday, and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff put themselves into isolation, although they have not tested positive for the virus.

The attendees were all tested, using the Abbott Rapid ID test system favored by the White House, and were confined, masked, to an anteroom before entering the East Room.  The Abbott test has a documented 50% false negative rate.

“It’s critically important that we reopen the country, and it’s critically important that we honor these families,” White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern said. “Had anyone tested positive, they would not have been continuing to attend.”