{"id":58705,"date":"2020-11-10T16:52:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/10\/covid-19-scare-forces-va-secretary-to-miss-veterans-day-event\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:49:21","slug":"covid-19-scare-forces-va-secretary-to-miss-veterans-day-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2020\/11\/10\/covid-19-scare-forces-va-secretary-to-miss-veterans-day-event\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 scare forces VA Secretary to miss Veterans Day event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/11\/10\/amid-pandemic-veterans-affairs-secretary-sees-reason-for-both-optimism-and-worry\/\" target=_blank>Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie<\/a> missed a key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/\" target=_blank>Veterans Day event<\/a> this year due to another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus outbreak<\/a> among administration officials, and may be forced to skip more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilkie has not contracted the illness, and was tested midday Monday to confirm he was negative for the virus. However, he did meet face-to-face last week with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who announced his own positive diagnosis on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA press secretary Christina Noel said that Wilkie\u2019s planned annual \u201cState of the VA\u201d speech, scheduled for Tuesday morning, was cancelled \u201cout of an abundance of caution.\u201d The event was set to focus on major successes and challenges in the department over the last year, including VA\u2019s response to the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/11\/10\/amid-pandemic-veterans-affairs-secretary-sees-reason-for-both-optimism-and-worry\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20189717783094.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Amid pandemic, Veterans Affairs secretary sees reason for both optimism and worry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In an interview with Military Times, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie defended the department&#039;s response to coronavirus thus far as better than many had predicted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilkie was also scheduled to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday as part of larger Veterans Day commemoration events. That event is usually open to the public, but not this year, because of pandemic concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about Wilkie\u2019s schedule for Wednesday, Noel said Wilkie \u201cis following guidance to continue working, while wearing a mask. The Secretary will continue to follow the science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Military Times on Monday morning, Wilkie said he was looking forward to the events and had not had any recent health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI get tested constantly,\u201d he said. \u201cIn two years I\u2019ve [traveled to] 39 states. Last week I was in Florida and South Carolina, and so I was tested twice. 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