Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Mike DeWineThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the Air Line Pilots Association – Negotiators ‘far apart’, as talks do not yield much for deadline Ohio governor tests negative in coronavirus second test Overnight health care: Ohio governor tests positive for COVID -19 ahead of Trump’s visit | FS shows signs of coronavirus bite, but hard days ahead | Trump: COVID-19 vaccine may be ready ‘right around’ election day MORE (R) conducted a second negative test for coronavirus on Saturday after receiving conflicting positive and negative results two days earlier.
The Midwestern leader and his wife were re-tested “out of an abundance of caution,” at Ohio State University, according to a Politico report.
“Today Fran and I were tested again #COVID. @OSUWexMed managed the PCR tests, and the results for both tests were negative, ”tweeted DeWine, referring to himself and his wife. “Thank you to everyone who sent good wishes for our family and staff! we are #InThisTogetherOhio! ”
Today Fran and I were tested again #COVID. @OSUWexMed administered the PCR tests, and the results for both tests were negative. Many thanks to everyone who sent good wishes to our family and staff! we are #InThisTogetherOhio!
– Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) August 8, 2020
DeWine first said he tested positive for the virus ahead of a scheduled meeting Thursday President Trump
Donald John TrumpJoe Arpaio loses bid for his old position as Sheriff Trump blames opinion that Russia denigrates Biden: ‘No one is harder on Russia than I am’ Trump truncates executive orders over economy but will not yet report in Cleveland this week. DeWine tweeted Thursday that he did not experience any symptoms at the time.
“I fully expected to see the president this morning,” DeWine said at a news conference Friday. “But when we drove to the airport to meet him, I was called and told about my positive result.”
Hours later on Thursday, however, the mayor took another type of test that came out negative on two different diagnostic platforms.
The DeWine office said the second test was a PCR test, which is “known to be extremely sensitive, as specifically, to the virus,” while the one that was driving Thursday morning a rapid anti-test for healthcare facilities on a mobile test site facilitated by the Republican National Committee.
The PCR test is the most common test used in the country, and the conflicting results underscore the importance of accuracy for both patients and medical professionals, as the province remains devastated by the virus.
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