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Republican President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was being “quarantined,” like his wife Melania, on Thursday night (early Friday morning Greek time), just hours after it emerged that a close associate had been attacked by him. coronavirus.
“The first lady and I are awaiting the results of the tests that we underwent,” the White House resident tweeted. “In the meantime, we will start our quarantine process!” He added, without specifying what this means, that is, how many days the isolation will last, or where it will be located.
Earlier, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he was “not sure” if he had to be quarantined.
“Hope Hicks, a close associate of Trump, was diagnosed” as soon as I found out, “the president said.” I don’t know if they will quarantine us or if we get infected, “he said, referring to himself and his wife.
“I’ll have the test results tonight or tomorrow morning, but you know, I spend a lot of time with Hope, as well as the first lady,” he said.
Hicks, 31, was aboard the presidential plane when Trump flew to Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday to participate in the first debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
He also traveled with the head of state to Minnesota on Wednesday, where Trump delivered the opening speech at a campaign rally.
Source: ΑΠΕ, AFP, REUTERS, DPA
