Washington: US President Donald Trump has that he and his wife Melania Trump have tested postive for Covid-19.
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” Trump tweeted.
Trump had confirmed in an interview on Thursday that he had been informed Hicks had tested positive.
“Hicks is one of the president’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, having worked as spokesperson for his 2016 campaign. She originally served as White House communications director, and re-joined the administration this year as an advisor ahead of the election,” Associated Press reported.
According to a Bloomberg report, Hicks had travelled with Trump on Air Force One to the first presidential debate with Joe Biden on Tuesday and also to a rally in Minnesota the following day. “She felt poorly in Minnesota and quarantined aboard the presidential plane on the way home,” it said.