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Trump himself made the announcement in a tweet on Thursday night (Friday morning Bangladesh time).
Trump and Melania underwent coronavirus tests after close adviser Hope Hicks was diagnosed with the infection.
In a tweet Thursday, President Trump said the two had given samples for coronavirus tests and were beginning the quarantine. Trump later announced that the test results were “positive.”
The risk of coronavirus infection is higher in adults. Trump, 64, is in that age group. And Melania is 50 years old.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through it TOGETHER!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Hope Hicks, 31, traveled with Trump on “Air Force One” earlier this week. Trump traveled to Ohio to participate in a television debate.
Hicks did not wear a mask when he got off the president’s plane in Cleveland on Tuesday, the BBC reported.
The next day, Trump flew to Minnesota by helicopter to attend an election rally on Wednesday. Hicks was with him too.
Hope Hicks traveled with Trump on ‘Air Force One’ earlier this week
Trump’s doctor, Shawn Conley, said in a statement that both the president and the First Lady are doing well for the time being. They plan to stay at their home in the White House until they recover.
“I hope that in the recovery process, the president can fulfill his functions without interruption. I will keep you informed on the latest situation.”
The BBC writes that with Trump going into quarantine, it is still not sure what will happen to the second television debate before the October 15 presidential election in Miami, Florida.
There is only one month left before the US presidential election. Trump has been on election tours in different parts of the country regularly in the last weeks before the election.
Ignoring the warnings of public health experts, he attended several Republican Party election rallies in the crowd of thousands.
President Trump has been criticized from the start for the way the United States government has tried to deal with the epidemic. The United States now has the highest number of victims and deaths in the world.
So far, more than 72 lakh people have been caught with Covid-19. More than two lakh people have lost their lives.
According to the New York Times, Trump has been downplaying the coronavirus crisis day after day. Ignoring the words of the scientists, he used to say that the virus would disappear. He also said at a banquet Thursday that he believes the epidemic will end soon.
Where doctors place greater importance on the use of masks to prevent infections, President Trump himself has shown reluctance to wear masks, even criticizing those who wear them.
Now the news that Trump is infected with the coronavirus has created the risk of a leadership crisis in the United States and further complicated the epidemic crisis, the New York Times reported.
With the November 3 vote, Republican candidate Trump will no longer be able to campaign in person. There is no guarantee that he will remain isolated in the White House. And if his illness worsens, the presidential election could be in jeopardy.
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