COVID WILDFIRE
Trump campaign chaos as 7 infected from ‘Amy Coney Barrett superspreader event’ amid fears more top aides will fall ill
DONALD Trump's campaign has been thrown into chaos after at least seven people in the president's inner circle became infected with coronavirus following a feared 'superspreader event' at the White House.
The confirmed in the early hours of yesterday morning that he and wife tested positive Covid-19 but said their treatment is “going well”.
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Five other aides also tested positive following a possible 'superspreader' event for Trump's Supreme Court pick in the White House Rose Garden last week.
Hours after he was transported to the hospital via presidential helicopter Marine One, Trump : "Going well, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!"
Trump, 74, was dramatically airlifted to hospital following reports that he was “struggling to breathe” after experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
Other members of Trump’s election campaign team, including close advisers Kellyanne Conway and Hope Hicks, have also been struck down by the killer bug with fears more may fall ill.
Saturday's 'superspreader event' attracted roughly 100 guests, many of which have been seen in clips not wearing face masks and hugging.
POSITIVE TESTS
Senator Mike Lee and Senator Thom Tillis also announced on Friday they had tested positive and were isolating.
The president of Notre Dame university, John Jenkins, have also been diagnosed with the Covid-19.
Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien and spokesman Jason Miller have also tested positive for .
An additional person at the event, an unnamed journalist, was also confirmed to have tested positive, reported.
Lee was sat just two rows behind at the event, but the vice president tested negative on Friday.
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However, some attendees have confirmed their negative status - including Attorney General .
herself also on Friday, and the White House told that she is "following CDC guidance" by social distancing, wearing face coverings, and washing her hands.
Officials also told the that the attorney was diagnosed with the coronavirus this summer and has since recovered.
However, it is possible to catch the disease twice, according to a study.
Barrett will have to after meeting in person with Lee who tested positive on Friday, the reported.
The test results have prompted fears that , or even Trump himself, may have spread the virus further.
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Senator Ron Johnson also tested positive on Saturday morning, with his office saying that he came in contact with an infected person in Washington DC at some point after September 29.
Trump was yesterday rushed to hospital in presidential helicopter Marine One and later : “Going well, I think! Thank you to all. Love!!!”
Going well, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!"
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After it was reported Trump was "struggling to breathe," White House doctor Sean P Conley said Trump was given a dose of .
Remdesivir - used for the treatment of Ebola, SARS, and hepatitis C - is an antiviral medication that is designed to interfere with the virus’s ability to copy its genetic material.
Conley said in an update late on Friday that Trump was "doing very well" and "is not requiring any supplemental oxygen."
Trump’s diagnosis came during an already turbulent period in and around the world, with the gripped in a heated presidential election amid the human and economic toll of the virus.
The president’s immediate campaign events were all cancelled, and his next debate with Democrat , scheduled for October 15, is now in question.
VIRUS SPREADING
Trump has been trying all year and as recently as Wednesday to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is past, and he has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable.
He has mostly refused to abide by basic public health guidelines including those issued by his own administration such as wearing face coverings in public and practicing social distancing.
Until he tested positive, he continued to hold campaign rallies that drew thousands of often maskless supporters.
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Trump is reported to be "very tired, very fatigued, and having some trouble breathing."
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A White House official insisted Trump is “fatigued," but he's not "deteriorating."
The official told CNN the public shouldn't be worried, and that Trump is taking this "very seriously."
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Trump says he's doing 'very well' as he confirms he's going to hospital for coronavirus
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