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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus.
On Friday, the president posted on Twitter confirming his diagnosis, saying that he and his wife were beginning their quarantine and recovery process immediately.
The news came shortly after the White House announced that Senior Assistant Hope Hicks had tested positive for the virus, after traveling with the president several times this week.
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Pictured President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump after the first presidential debate this week.
Democratic presidential candidate and Trump 2020 rival Joe Biden said on Friday (local time) that he and his wife Jill “send our thoughts to President Trump and first lady Melania Trump for a speedy recovery.”
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“We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.”
It is not yet known if Biden has been tested for coronavirus since he appeared in an election debate with Trump, where he was within yards of the president of the United States for the 90-minute event. They did not shake hands.
Vice President of the United States Mike Pence also wished the Trumps well.
On Twitter, he said that he and his wife sent “love and prayers” to the Trumps. “We join millions of people across the United States in praying for his speedy and full recovery.”
Pence tested negative for Covid-19.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted a message to the Trumps and the British government sent well wishes to the couple.
Boris Johnson’s Cabinet Minister Robert Jenrick spoke to the UK media on Friday and said: “We all want to send our best wishes to President Trump, the first lady and the Trump family and wish them a speedy recovery.” .
“We know what it’s like to have, in our case, a prime minister who tested positive for Covid, and politics aside, we all want him and his wife to get better soon,” Jenrick said. Great Britain Sky.
Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said Sky News that “on a personal level” he hoped the couple could “get through” the virus. However, he also said that he thought there would be political ramifications.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also posted online saying he wished his friend “a speedy recovery and good health.”
According to ReutersFrench Government spokesman Gabriel Attal also said that this “shows that the virus does not spare anyone, including those who have shown skepticism. I wish you a speedy recovery “.
Taiwan’s presidential office said in a statement: “President Tsai, upon receiving the news, sent her best wishes to the United States government through diplomatic channels, hoping that President Trump and his wife can recover at an early date under the professional care of the medical team. ”
