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President Donald Trump, who for a long time downplayed the danger of covid-19, announced this Friday that he tested positive for the virus. Here is a summary of what is known so far about this infection that is disrupting the US election campaign.
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Where is Trump?
Trump is in quarantine at the White House, along with his wife, Melania, also sick with covid-19. The official doctor of the presidency said they plan to remain there while they recover.
This Thursday, Trump did not immediately isolate himself after his assistant Hope Hicks tested positive. Instead, she boarded a plane to New Jersey, where she attended a fundraiser and gave a speech surrounded by dozens of people before returning to the White House.
Before Trump’s contagion, it was known that Hope Hicks, the president’s adviser, was infected with covid-19.
His office canceled his appearances this Friday, including a fundraiser at his hotel in Washington and a rally in Florida. It is not clear when the Republican president will be able to attend campaign events before the vote on November 3.
(Read here: Biden wishes Donald and Melania Trump a ‘speedy recovery’)
Do you have symptoms?
Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, said the president had “mild symptoms” but was in a “good mood.” The president “is not only working, (but) he will stay working,” he said, adding that he is “optimistic that he will have a very fast recovery. “
I am optimistic that he will have a very fast recovery
The newspaper The New York Times cited unidentified sources that said Trump showed mild symptoms at the fundraiser Thursday night at his golf club in New Jersey, when he looked sleepy. A source told the newspaper that he had symptoms similar to those of a cold.
At 74, Trump is “at higher risk of contracting a serious illness” due to COVID-19, according to the US health agency CDC. Trump will be closely monitored for the wide range of symptoms that covid-19 presents, which include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle pain, and headache.
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How did Trump get infected?
It is unknown how Trump was infected, but the president did not follow medical advice during the election campaign: He rarely wore a mask in public and often met and spoke with large groups of people.
Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after his return to Washington from Bedminster, New Jersey.
The White House alarm bells began to ring when Hope Hicks tested positive. She is a central figure in Trump’s inner circle and traveled with him several times. during the last week.
Hicks too was closely involved in preparations for Tuesday’s debate against Joe Biden, Trump’s Democratic rival. At the televised event, many of Trump’s guests did not wear masks.
(Also: US Vice President Mike Pence tests negative for covid-19)
After Hicks diagnosis, Trump He suggested that it was difficult for him to distance himself from his bodyguards and the personnel around him.
Who else in the White House has covid-19?
Vice President Mike Pence, who would take power if Trump becomes seriously ill, tested negative on Friday, as does Trump’s teenage son Barron.
Mike Pence, vice president of the United States, gave a first negative test for coronavirus.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president’s daughter and son-in-law, and close advisers also tested negativeas well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin; and the Secretary of Health, Alex Azar.
Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican National Committee, tested positive several days ago, as announced this Friday. Many other high-ranking politicians, officials and military personnel who work or visit the White House underwent tests on Friday.
AFP
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