President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, the White House has announced. The news comes just hours after Trump revealed “Last night after an in-depth discussion with the President regarding Trump’s decision to take the test comes after he said he was The US has more than 2,826 confirmed cases, with 58 deaths from coronavirus. President Trump has since declared a national state of emergency to
during a Saturday press briefing at the White House that he took the
test on Friday amid concerns about his exposure to several people who
have been infected for the virus.
COVID-19 testing, he elected to proceed,” according to the statement
about the results released by press secretary Stephanie Grisham with
Trump’s permission. “One week after having dinner with the Brazilian
delegation in Mar-a-Lago, the President remains symptom-free. I have
been in daily contact with the CDC and White House Coronavirus Task
Force, and we are encouraging the implementation of all their best
practices for exposure reduction and transmission mitigation.”
concerned about his close contact with the press secretary for Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s chargé d’affaires in Washington
who both tested positive for coronavirus days after they met with Trump
at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
release $50bn (£40bn) to fight the spread of the virus, while the UK and
Ireland have also been added to the already existing European travel
restrictions.
President Trump tests negative for coronavirus, White House says
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