Trump coronavirus news: Masked President airlifted from White House lawn to begin Walter Reed hospitalisation

‘We’ve had to hold him back’: White House says Trump still working

Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump met with senators today and was still “hard at work” after Covid-19 diagnosis, despite missing call at noon

Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany discussing Trump Covid diagnosis on Fox

“We haven’t got that far yet,” she says of upcoming debates.

Trump cancels events, goes without tweeting for 12 hours following coronavirus diagnosis

John T Bennett has the latest on this developing story of president’s apparent withdrawal.

Two more test positive at White House, reports

Quoting an internal memo from the White House Correspondents Association board to reporters, CNN says there are “two additional cases of COVID-19 at the White House".

No specific detail on who they were, but the memo said one journalist received a preliminary positive result, while a White House staffer in the “lower press” area also tested positive.

After Trump goes almost 13 hours without a tweet post-Covid diagnosis and missing 12:15pm conference call, White House issues release to show president still at work

This to declare a major disaster in North Dakota:  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 2, 2020

President Donald J. Trump Approves North Dakota Disaster Declaration. Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from June 29 to July 1, 2020.Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private non-profit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and flooding in the counties of Benson, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Mountrail, Nelson, and Wells. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named James R. Stephenson as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

‘Wear a f*ucking mask’: Blood is thinner than corona as Mary Trump gives no sympathy to uncle

Trump campaign tells staff to quarantine, cancel events

Campaign manager Bill Stepien said in an email to staff they should self-quarantine immediately if they were exposed to anyone who has tested positive, while some events would be cancelled.

“In consultation with the White House Medical Unit and our own medical consultants, any campaign staff member who has had exposure to someone testing positive should immediately begin self-quarantine,” Stepien wrote in the email, obtained by McClatchy.

“While some public events will be taken down, the campaign office remains open and our nation-wide team will continue with our efforts to re-elect President Trump.”

Trump misses 12:15pm conference call, Mike Pence takes his place 

The call was the one event that remained on the president’s schedule after his Covid diagnosis.

Ex Obama and Clinton staffer wished death on Trump after coronavirus diagnosis

While the now-deleted tweet was met with immediate condemnation online, Twitter has not immediately taken action against users violating the company's rules on 'abusive behaviour’ 

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Press pool on the move to join up with Biden motorcade

Senior correspondent Andrew Buncombe is hearing the press pool mobilized a few minutes ago to meet up with Joe Biden’s motorcade. Biden’s travelling to Michigan today, meaning he’s likely not suspending his schedule and may speak in a few hours.

A full schedule will be released shortly.