TRUMP TEST POSITIVE
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
WASHINGTON: At age 74 and overweight, US President Donald Trump falls into the high risk category of those with Covid19.
Mr Trump said yesterday he and his wife Melania had tested positive for Covid19 and were going into quarantine, upending the November 3 race for the White House.
‘‘We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!’’ the president said in a tweet.
Mr Trump has remained in good health during his time in office but is not known to exercise regularly or to follow a healthy diet.
He played down the virus in its early stages and has repeatedly predicted it would go away.
More than 200,000 people have died from Covid19 in the United States alone.
Mr Trump, who has been criticised for questioning the efficacy of wearing a face covering, produced a mask from his pocket in the first presidential debate on Tuesday and said, ‘‘I wear masks when needed. When needed, I wear masks.’’
He then ridiculed
Democrat presidential rival Joe Biden for wearing them regularly.
It is not clear how the quarantine will affect arrangements for the second presidential debate, scheduled for
October 15, in
Miami. — Reuters
Washington: President Donald Trump said yesterday a military decision to make the Navy Seal ethos genderneutral was ‘‘ridiculous’’ and vowed to overturn it.
Earlier this week, the Navy said it would remove the word ‘‘man’’, since it was written before women were allowed to serve in the Seals.
A defence official said the Navy had not briefed Trump on the changes and he appeared to have heard about it on Twitter.