Coronavirus live news: Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, test positive for Covid
Trump and Melania test positive; Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s most senior advisers, flew with Trump on Air Force One on Wednesday; Bars and restaurants in Paris face closure from Monday. Follow the latest updates
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Trump has cancelled Friday’s rally in Arizona:
NEW: In light of Pres. Trump’s positive coronavirus test, the president has canceled Friday’s rally. His only scheduled event is a closed press call on COVID-19 support to “vulnerable seniors.” https://t.co/27SZo2Fus3
One of the questions now is when exactly Trump contracted the virus – and how long he may have been infectious for:
I’m puzzled about the timing here. It’s not clear to me that both POTUS and FLOTUS would be testing positive 48 hours after exposure.
Prior exposure? Others infected? https://t.co/xKDnzII8YJ pic.twitter.com/91nARNWuXb
Thinking about it a bit more: Hope Hicks tested positive yesterday, but has been traveling with Trump daily—so she would have been tested daily also. With both of them testing positive for the first time within a day of each other, most likely there’s a common source of exposure.
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