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President Trump tests positive for coronavirus

The American president’s condition could severely impact both his administration and his reelection campaign.

• October 2, 2020
Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he makes his way to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on September 24, 2020. – Trump is on a two-day campaign swing through North Carolina and Florida. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus, marking yet another severe episode of the pandemic.

The president and his wife tested positive on Friday shortly after he confirmed that one of his top campaign officials, Hope Hicks, had tested positive for the virus.

Mr. Trump said he quickly went into quarantine with his wife, but he returned shortly to confirm he has tested positive himself.

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