Trump coronavirus news: Masked President airlifted from White House lawn to begin Walter Reed hospitalisation
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Donald Trump gave a thumbs up and waved to well-wishers as he walked to Marine 1 to begin hospitalisation at Walter Reed Medical Centre on Friday afternoon following cold-like symptoms of a fever and cough.
A White House spokesperson said it was a precautionary measure, while Trump's doctor said the president was taking a mix of drugs, including Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail as well as aspirin, zinc, vitamin D, famotidine and melatonin.
Trump's campaign staff cancelled all in-person events for the first family, with Mike Pence to step in. Joe Biden, meanwhile, flew to Michigan to continue his campaign after testing negative, saying he sends prayers for Trump's 'health and safety'.
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Donald and Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
We’ll be bringing you all the latest updates and reaction to the Trumps’ positive test result for Covid-19 here throughout the morning.
Mr Trump himself broke the news in the small hours, tweeting that both he and his wife had been infected and would “get through this TOGETHER!”
Melania Trump followed that up with a tweet of her own, writing that: “As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & 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.”
Here’s the very latest from Adam Withnall and Andrew Buncombe.
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Welcome to The Independent’s live blog on the news that Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for Covid-19.
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