Christian Carlos. Peninsula 360 Press.
Donald Trump is positive for COVID-19. Melania TrumpFirst Lady of the United States, also tested positive for coronavirus. This was announced tonight by the US president through his Twitter account. Trump would have held a debate between candidates for the U.S. presidency this Wednesday against his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, what jeopardizes his campaign for reelection to the presidency with only 33 days to go before the country's elections..
On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, were tested for COVID-19 after being in contact with one of his aides.
Through his Twitter account, the president confirmed that the test result was positive for the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. which causes the COVID-19 disease - the origin of which was detected in a maritime market in the Wuhan region of China.
The tweet was posted at 9:54 p.m. Pacific time.
In the tweet, the president mentions that: "Tonight, @FLOTUS - official account of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump - and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately - we will get through this TOGETHER!".
It was followed by Melania Trump's statements: "Like many Americans this year,
@potus - the official account of the President of the United States - and I are under quarantine at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We feel fine and I have postponed all my upcoming engagements. Please make sure you are safe and, all of us, we will get through this together."he commented sensibly.
However, on February 24, President Donald Trump declared that, in the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic was "pretty much under control."
This Thursday afternoon, the president held a press conference where he announced that Hope Hicks, close adviser to TrumpA COVID-19 test was performed, which had been positive. "Let's see what happens," he stated.
Subsequently, via Twitter, Donald J. Trump, said that they had established to remain in quarantine pending the results of the test. Tonight, The White House released the medical report confirming that both the President and the First Lady are infected by the new coronavirus.
