District Links: DC leaves it to White House for Trump’s contact tracing; candidate debates galore; and more reads

By Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil On Oct 2, 2020 Last updated Oct 2, 2020

TGIF. The DC Department of Health and its director, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, have a lot on their plate amid the ongoing public health emergency, but their to-do list won’t include contact tracing for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump after testing positive for COVID-19.

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