US President Donald Trump announced Thursday, October 1, that he tested positive for the coronavirus, as did his wife, and declared that he was going into quarantine.
US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday evening October 1 that he was going into quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. His wife, Melania Trump, has also tested positive. “Tonight, the first lady and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will do it TOGETHER! “, He wrote on Twitter. Donald Trump, who "is doing well" according to White House doctor Sean Conley, will remain in Washington during his convalescence and "will continue to perform his duties". The President of the United States is in principle due to participate in a conference call on Covid-19 on Friday in the middle of the day on "support for vulnerable elderly people". He was then to leave Washington in the middle of the afternoon to participate in the evening in a campaign rally in Florida, in the run-up to the presidential election on November 3. This trip has been canceled.