US President Trump Has COVID-19, Heads to Hospital
2020-10-03
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1United States President Donald Trump has "mild symptoms" of COVID-19 after announcing Friday that tests showed that he and his wife Melania have the coronavirus.
2Trump wrote on Twitter early Friday, "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19.We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.We will get through this TOGETHER!"
3The White House also released a letter from the president's physician to confirm that they both tested positive for the virus.
4Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said, "The President does have mild symptoms," and that he "will remain on the job."
5So far, more than 7 million Americans have been infected with the new coronavirus.
6The deaths of more than 208,000 people in the U.S. have been tied to the virus.
7That is more than any other country.
8Trump has pushed for schools and businesses to re-open.
9He also held campaign events attended by many people who did not wear face coverings or practice social distancing.
10Just hours earlier on Thursday, the president said in a pre-recorded message to the Al Smith Dinner, "I just want to say that the end of the pandemic is in sight, and next year will be one of the greatest years in the history of our country."
11During Tuesday night's debate against former Vice President Joe Biden, he said, "I don't wear masks like him."
12In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife Jill "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery.
13Biden added, "I'm happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID."
14And he reminded people to "wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hand."
15World leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered their best wishes.
16The president's announcement raised concerns about administration officials.
17The White House has required daily testing for the president's top assistants.
18Anyone in close contact with the president or vice president is also tested every day, including news reporters.
19Vice President Mike Pence is next in line for the presidency.
20Tests on Friday showed that he did not have the virus.
21He "remains in good health," his spokesman said.
22Many administration officials were undergoing tests.
23And the White House Medical Unit was getting information on people who came in contact with the president.
24Before Trump announced he had the virus, the administration said an assistant, Hope Hicks, had tested positive.
25Hicks had been with Trump at Tuesday's presidential debate in Cleveland, along with members of the Trump family.
26An administration official told the Associated Press that Hicks began feeling mild symptoms during the plane ride home from a campaign event in Minnesota on Wednesday.
27She was kept apart from other passengers, the person said.
28It is unclear where the Trumps and Hicks may have caught the virus.
29But speaking to Fox News, Trump seemed to suggest it may have been spread by someone in the military or law enforcement in greetings.
30Trump is not the first world leader to test positive for the virus.
31Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Britain's Boris Johnson also got COVID-19.
32The prime minister spent a week in the hospital but has since recovered.
33I'm Jonathan Evans.
1United States President Donald Trump has "mild symptoms" of COVID-19 after announcing Friday that tests showed that he and his wife Melania have the coronavirus. 2Trump wrote on Twitter early Friday, "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" The White House also released a letter from the president's physician to confirm that they both tested positive for the virus. 3Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said, "The President does have mild symptoms," and that he "will remain on the job." 4The virus threat to health 5So far, more than 7 million Americans have been infected with the new coronavirus. The deaths of more than 208,000 people in the U.S. have been tied to the virus. That is more than any other country. 6Trump has pushed for schools and businesses to re-open. He also held campaign events attended by many people who did not wear face coverings or practice social distancing. 7Just hours earlier on Thursday, the president said in a pre-recorded message to the Al Smith Dinner, "I just want to say that the end of the pandemic is in sight, and next year will be one of the greatest years in the history of our country." 8During Tuesday night's debate against former Vice President Joe Biden, he said, "I don't wear masks like him." 9In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife Jill "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. Biden added, "I'm happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID." And he reminded people to "wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hand." 10World leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered their best wishes. 11Threat to the government 12The president's announcement raised concerns about administration officials. The White House has required daily testing for the president's top assistants. Anyone in close contact with the president or vice president is also tested every day, including news reporters. 13Vice President Mike Pence is next in line for the presidency. Tests on Friday showed that he did not have the virus. He "remains in good health," his spokesman said. 14Many administration officials were undergoing tests. And the White House Medical Unit was getting information on people who came in contact with the president. 15Before Trump announced he had the virus, the administration said an assistant, Hope Hicks, had tested positive. 16Hicks had been with Trump at Tuesday's presidential debate in Cleveland, along with members of the Trump family. An administration official told the Associated Press that Hicks began feeling mild symptoms during the plane ride home from a campaign event in Minnesota on Wednesday. She was kept apart from other passengers, the person said. 17It is unclear where the Trumps and Hicks may have caught the virus. But speaking to Fox News, Trump seemed to suggest it may have been spread by someone in the military or law enforcement in greetings. 18Trump is not the first world leader to test positive for the virus. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Britain's Boris Johnson also got COVID-19. The prime minister spent a week in the hospital but has since recovered. 19I'm Jonathan Evans. 20Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller reported this story for the Associated Press. Hai Do adapted it with additional materials for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 21_________________________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23quarantine -n. a period when a person who has a disease is kept way from others to prevent the spread of the disease 24positive -adj. showing the presence of a substance like a germ or virus 25symptom -n. a change in the body that shows that a disease is present 26pandemic -n. the fast spread of an infectious disease over a wide area or large part of the world 27We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.