Trump Associates Test Positive for COVID-19 One After Another... Spreading to Aides and Campaign Headquarters Chiefs

Former New Jersey Governor Christie, Longtime Ally of Trump, 'Hospitalized After Testing Positive'
Trump Receives Second Dose of Remdesivir

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The situation inside the White House is becoming increasingly serious as close aides of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is being treated after contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have also been reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 one after another.

According to Bloomberg News on the 4th (local time), Nick Luna, a White House aide accompanying President Trump, tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg reported that Luna’s positive diagnosis came about 24 hours after President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Military Hospital for treatment.

Luna works in the White House Oval Office and is one of President Trump’s closest aides, having recently accompanied him to the first presidential debate held in Cleveland, Ohio, and to a campaign rally in Minnesota.

Earlier, Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey and a longtime ally of President Trump, was also confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized. On the 3rd (local time), Christie tweeted, “After consulting with medical staff, I was admitted to the hospital,” adding, “I am in good condition with only mild symptoms, but due to a history of asthma, I decided to be hospitalized as a precaution.”

Christie was known to have closely accompanied President Trump at the White House on the 27th and 28th of last month, helping prepare for the presidential debate. He also told ABC News that no one at the White House was wearing masks at that time.

Including Christie, other close aides of President Trump who helped with the debate, such as former White House senior advisor LeeAnn Conway, Bill Stepien, campaign manager, and Hope Hicks, White House aide, have all tested positive for COVID-19 one after another.

Most notably, concerns are growing as seven people, including President Trump, who attended the nomination ceremony for the federal Supreme Court nominee, have tested positive. Among the attendees who tested positive were President Trump and his wife, Senators Tom Tillis and Mike Lee from the Senate Judiciary Committee, University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins, and several reporters.

Meanwhile, President Trump received his second dose of the COVID-19 treatment drug Remdesivir. On the 3rd (local time), The Hill, a U.S. political media outlet, reported that Sean Conley, the president’s physician, told White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, “President Trump has completed his second dose of Remdesivir without complications,” and explained, “He is gradually improving and doing well since testing positive.”

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