Is $A\mapsto \operatorname{tr}( A \rho)$ WOT continuous?

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Let $\rho$ be a nonnegative linear operator on a Hilbert space $H$ with $\operatorname{tr}(\rho)=1$. Then is $A\mapsto \operatorname{tr}( A \rho)$ WOT continuous on the space of bounded linear operators $L(H)$?

EDIT:

  • By WOT, I mean weak operator topology.
  • I can prove that $A\mapsto \operatorname{tr}( A \rho)$ is sequentially WOT-continuous. However, I can’t seem to prove WOT-continuity