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The US presidential couple are in quarantine after a close adviser fell ill. Stock exchanges around the world react with a drop in prices.
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania are currently in quarantine. (File recording)
Photo: Alexandra Wimley / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP / Keystone)
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania contracted the corona virus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery immediately. We will get through it TOGETHER, ”Trump wrote on Friday night (local time) on Twitter. The United States is in the final stretch of the November 3 election, in which Trump is running for a second term.
Trump and his wife are doing well after their crown diagnosis, according to first lady Melania. Like many other Americans this year, the President of the United States and I are self-quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19. We are fine and I have canceled all future engagements, ”Melania Trump wrote on Twitter on Friday. “Please take care of yourselves and we will all get through it together,” he continued.
Trump previously confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Thursday night (local time) that his adviser Hope Hicks had been infected. “It tested positive,” Trump said. “We spent a lot of time with her.” Trump expected to get his result later that night or on Friday morning. “In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process,” the 74-year-old wrote on Twitter after the interview.
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The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, has wished Trump a speedy recovery. “Karen and I send our love and prayers to our dear friends, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump,” Pence wrote on Twitter Friday on behalf of his wife Karen. “We join the millions across the United States who are praying for a speedy and full recovery. God bless you, President Trump and our wonderful First Lady Melania, ”Pence wrote.
Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany has vowed national cohesion. “America is united,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday. The power of the entire country is with President Trump and the First Lady, he stressed. “Your president will continue to put people first,” McEnany wrote.
Personal Physician – President may continue official business
The personal physician of the president of the United States hopes that Donald Trump can continue with his official business “without interruption” despite his corona infection. Sean Conley said in a statement Friday night (local time) that Trump and his wife Melania are fine and that the two would stay in the White House during their recovery. “Please be assured that I look to the President to continue to serve uninterruptedly during his recovery,” Conley said.
He and the White House medical team would be watching. Conley made it clear that the president and the first lady would have the support of some of the “greatest” medical experts and institutions in the country.
World price slide
Trump’s positive corona test has pushed equity prices down in Asia. In Tokyo, the Nikkei sank and was trading 0.9 percent weaker at 22.967 points, after hitting a plus of 0.8 percent over the course of trading. US futures were around two percent in the red and a weaker start to trading is expected in Europe.
The test has the potential to affect Trump’s election campaign, said Sean Callow, a currency strategist at Westpac. “She has a lot to do and that is an interruption. Also, the positive test is detrimental to him because it speaks against the whole assessment that there is really no need to worry, it brings the crown crisis back to center. “
The dollar gained after the test result and traded 0.3 percent stronger against a basket of currencies, the euro fell 0.5 percent to $ 1.1694. The price of oil was under pressure in the commodity market. A barrel (159 liters) of US light oil cost $ 37.62, down 2.8 percent, while North Sea Brent oil fell 2.6 percent to $ 39.87.
Hicks traveled everywhere
There have been corona infections in the vicinity of Trump. However, Hicks is the closest person to the president who is known to be infected. According to coinciding media reports, Hicks flew to Cleveland with Trump on Tuesday on the Air Force One presidential plane for the televised debate, where Trump met with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. On Wednesday, he traveled to Minnesota for an election campaign appearance.
Trump suggested that Hicks could have been infected by members of the military or police. “They come to you and they want to hug you and kiss you because we did a very good job for them, you get close and things happen,” Trump said. “I was surprised to hear about Hope, but he’s a very loving person to you and he knows there is a risk, but he’s young.” You couldn’t just say, “Stay away, stay away,” Trump said.
In Wednesday’s photos, Hicks was seen at Joint Base Andrews military airfield outside the Marine One presidential helicopter in the vicinity of Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Neither of them wore mouth and nose protection.
Trump suggested that Hicks could have been infected by members of the military or police: Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner (second from right) at Joint Base Andrews military airfield.
Photo: Alex Brandon (Keystone)
A White House spokesman, Judd Deere, said on request Thursday night: “The president takes the health and safety of himself and all who work for him and the American people very seriously.” Both when traveling and at the White House, current CDC health authority guidelines and proven measures are followed to reduce the risk of infection, the statement said.
Trump does not generally wear a mask in public. The White House justified this with the fact that the president and his entourage were regularly tested 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.
Archival recording of President Donald Trump with Hope Hicks in front of the White House.
Photo: Andrew Harnik (Keystone)
White House employees knew that Hicks had been infected since Wednesday night, the New York Times reported. Bloomberg reported that she was not doing well in Minnesota and was quarantined on Air Force One during the return flight.
In early May, it emerged that US Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, had been infected. In late July, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive.
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.
