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President Trump and First Lady Melania test positive for COVID

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US President Donald Trump is experienci­ng “mild symptoms” related to COVID-19 after he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronaviru­s on Friday, a developmen­t that is likely to affect his hectic election campaign just weeks before the presidenti­al polls.

“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediatel­y. We will get through this TOGETHER!” 74-year-old Trump tweeted. In a statement, Trump’s physician Dr Sean Conley said the President and the first lady “are both well at this time”, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalesce­nce. “Rest assured I expect the President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering,” Conley added. Trump’s physician said he received confirmati­on of the positive tests on Thursday evening. “The White House medical team and I will maintain a vigilant watch, and I appreciate the support provided by some of our country’s greatest medical profession­als and institutio­ns,” Conley said.

All Trump’s engagement­s outside of the White House were cancelled. He was last seen in public on Thursday afternoon returning to the White House after a fundraisin­g trip to New Jersey. “As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantini­ng at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagement­s. Please be sure you are staying safe

& we will all get through this together,” Melania, who is 50, tweeted. Trump’s “diagnosis amounts to the most serious known health threat to a sitting American president in decades,” the CNN said. “At

Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonald­Trump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health

74 years old, Trump falls into the highest risk category for serious complicati­ons from the disease,” it said. Trump and Melania were tested for COVID19 hours after one of their close aides, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the coronaviru­s. Democratic presidenti­al nominee Joe Biden has also been tested for the coronaviru­s in the wake of Trump’s infection and is awaiting results. Biden was on the debate stage with Trump for more than 90 minutes earlier in the week.

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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