Donald And Melania Trump In Quarantine After Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are in quarantine after a close aide tested positive for the coronavirus.

Hope Hicks is a White House aide and accompanied the President to several campaign events.

Trump has released a statement on Twitter, which said: "Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible!

"The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results. In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!"

Topics: News, Coronavirus, Donald Trump

Stewart Perrie

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