White House Announces "COVID Negative" 90 Minutes Before Trump Resumes On-Site Campaign (Comprehensive)
Negative Test Result Just Ten Days After Positive Diagnosis
Campaigning in Florida Without a Mask Again Today
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] U.S. President Donald Trump has finally recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) just 90 minutes before resuming his presidential campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump is boarding his private plane for a campaign rally in Florida. President Trump claimed a day earlier that he is immune to COVID-19 and did not wear a mask on this day as well. The White House announced that President Trump tested negative for COVID-19 just before the rally.
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The White House announced late afternoon on the 12th (local time) that President Donald Trump tested negative for COVID-19. This means he was declared fully recovered ten days after testing positive for the virus.
White House physician Sean Conley stated in a press release that President Trump officially tested 'negative' for COVID-19. Dr. Conley also emphasized that President Trump is no longer contagious to others.
The announcement came after President Trump boarded his private plane to Florida to resume campaign rallies that had been suspended following his COVID-19 diagnosis. President Trump did not wear a mask while boarding the plane. This marked his first public campaign event in Florida since contracting COVID-19.
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Before receiving the negative test result, on the 10th, President Trump gave a speech on the White House balcony in front of hundreds of attendees. The White House claimed that this event was a White House event, not a campaign rally.
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