President Donald Trump and first woman Melania Trump have examined constructive for COVID-19, Trump introduced on Twitter late Thursday night time. The president’s coronavirus analysis comes only one month earlier than the 2020 presidential election and two days after he joined former Vice President Joe Biden on stage for the first presidential debate.
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I examined constructive for COVID-19,” Trump tweeted. “We’ll start our quarantine and restoration course of instantly. We’ll get by means of this TOGETHER!”
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I examined constructive for COVID-19. We’ll start our quarantine and restoration course of instantly. We’ll get by means of this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence and second woman Karen Pence examined unfavourable for coronavirus early Friday morning, in line with the vice president’s press secretary.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his former second woman Jill Biden additionally each examined unfavourable Friday morning, the Democratic get together candidate for 2020 announced on Twitter.
“I am pleased to report that Jill and I’ve examined unfavourable for COVID. Thanks to everybody on your messages of concern. I hope this serves as a reminder: put on a masks, preserve social distance, and wash your fingers,” Biden wrote.
I’m pleased to report that Jill and I’ve examined unfavourable for COVID. Thanks to everybody on your messages of concern. I hope this serves as a reminder: put on a masks, preserve social distance, and wash your fingers.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
Trump’s announcement got here hours after the information that White Home adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive for the virus; Hicks had traveled with the president on Air Power One to and from Tuesday’s debate.
In a memo supplied to the Associated Press, Trump’s doctor mentioned the president and the primary woman “are each properly right now” and “plan to stay at dwelling inside the White Home throughout their convalescence.” He added: “Relaxation assured I count on the President to proceed finishing up his duties with out disruption whereas recovering.”
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Trump, who has continued to carry marketing campaign rallies regardless of skilled recommendation to observe social distancing, has come underneath fireplace in current weeks after a recording of an interview revealed the president knew the virus was extra lethal than the flu and that he intentionally downplayed it, falsely asserting that it might go away by itself.
Through the debate Tuesday, Trump claimed his rallies haven’t harmed People, saying, “To this point, now we have had no drawback by any means.”
COVID-19 has killed greater than 208,000 People since February.
Trump is scheduled to look in two more televised debates, to be held on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. His marketing campaign has not commented on whether or not he’ll nonetheless take part within the debates after his constructive COVID-19 check.
This story has been up to date with the outcomes of Mike Pence’s check and information of Joe and Jill Biden’s unfavourable check end result.