World leaders have wished a speedy recovery to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19, which could alter his electoral campaign for the presidential elections on November 2.
Trump said Thursday that he and his wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 and were in quarantine, after Hope Hicks, one of his closest advisers, tested positive for the disease that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States. .
“We will get out of this TOGETHER!” Trump, 74, tweeted.
Trump and the first lady had attended a fundraising event in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon.
President Trump has joined a growing list of world leaders who have been infected with the virus, along with more than 10 million people around the world.
Here are the reactions of world leaders:
Charles Michel, Director of the European Council
EU chief Charles Michel on Friday wished President Trump and his wife Melania a speedy recovery after the first American couple tested positive for coronavirus.
“I wish @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a speedy recovery. COVID-19 is a battle we all continue to fight. Everyday. It doesn’t matter where we live, ”Michel said in a tweet.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wished President Trump and his wife Melania a speedy recovery on Friday after they tested positive for COVID-19.
“Best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady,” said Johnson, who was the first world leader to be hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, on Twitter. “I hope they both recover quickly from the coronavirus.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Trump a speedy recovery after the US president revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I wish my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a speedy recovery and good health,” Modi said on Twitter.
The leaders of India and the United States appear to enjoy warm relations, and Modi welcomed Trump in a large American-style rally in his home state of Gujarat in February.
In September 2019, Trump and the Indian Prime Minister attended a similar event in Houston, Texas called “Howdy Modi” in front of a large crowd of Native Americans.
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director of the World Health Organization, wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery on Friday after the US president and his wife Melania caught Covid-19.
In a tweet, Tedros wished the couple “a full and speedy recovery.” Trump is pulling the United States out of the WHO, accusing it of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic and being too close to China.
German Chancellor Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wished US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a speedy recovery after they announced they tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I send all my good wishes to Donald and Melania Trump,” their spokesperson Steffen Seibert tweeted on their behalf.
“I hope they recover well from the corona infection and are pretty healthy soon.”
Russian President, Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery in a telegram, saying he was confident that the qualities of the American leader would help him fight the coronavirus.
“I am convinced that his vitality, good humor and optimism will help him cope with this dangerous virus,” the Kremlin quoted Putin in the message.
Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, had previously wished Trump “a quick and easy recovery” on behalf of the Kremlin.
Peskov said Putin was considering getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, after Russia announced in August that it had developed a vaccine called “Sputnik V” in honor of the historic Soviet-era satellite.
