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Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. The president of the United States announced this on Friday night (local time) on Twitter.
Trump wrote that his wife Melania was also infected. The couple will immediately be quarantined and the recovery process will begin. “We will get through this together!”
Trump’s personal physician: the president can continue with his official business
The personal physician of the president of the United States hopes that Trump can continue with official business “without interruption.” Sean Conley said in a statement that Trump and his wife Melania are doing well and that the two would remain in the White House during their recovery. “Please be assured that I expect the President to continue to serve uninterruptedly during his recovery,” Conley wrote.
He and the White House medical team would be watching. Conley said the president and first lady have the support of some of the “greatest” medical experts and institutions in the country.
Consultant Hope Hicks also tested positive
Earlier, Trump had confirmed that his close adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for the virus. There have been corona infections in the vicinity of Trump. However, Hicks spends a lot of time with Trump and First Lady Melania.
According to constant media reports, the adviser traveled to Cleveland with Trump on Tuesday on the presidential “Air Force One” machine for the televised debate, where Trump met with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. On Wednesday, he traveled to Minnesota for an election campaign appearance.
In the corona pandemic, Trump is repeatedly accused of not taking seriously the danger posed by the virus. More recently, he had made numerous major campaign appearances again. They took place in the open air. Thousands of supporters who are not required to wear masks and who are mostly close together were able to participate.
Trump himself generally doesn’t wear a mask in public. The White House justified this by the fact that the president and his entourage were regularly screened for the corona virus. Trump’s spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany described wearing the masks in June as a “personal decision” and noted that she would be tested regularly.
In early May, it emerged that US Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, had been infected. White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive in late July.
The corona pandemic is not yet under control in the US More than 7.2 million infections have been detected since the pandemic began. More than 207,000 people died.
