New York (Web Desk): US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.
The US president announced this in a message on Twitter.
Donal Trump tweeted: “Tonight, Melania and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”
Meanwhile, in her tweet Melania Trump said: “As too many Americans have done this year, Trump and 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.”
Earlier, Hope Hicks, a top adviser to President Trump, had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Hope Hicks was among the officials who attended the debate in Ohio on Tuesday with President Trump on his Air Force One.
According to White House officials, Hope Hicks accompanied President Trump in his Marine One helicopter on Wednesday.
Thirty-one-year-old Hope Hicks is the closest associate to the president's team who tested positive.