US President Donald Trump said Friday he had tested positive for Covid - 19 and would quarantine inside the White House during his recovery, cancelling upcoming appearances on the campaign trail ahead of a bitterly fought election .
The White House doctor said both Trump and First Lady Melania — who also tested positive — were well and that Trump would continue his presidential “ duties without disruption” .
The two were tested after a close White House aide Hope Hicks had tested positive earlier in the day , with the bombshell news breaking as more restrictions loomed in Europe in an attempt to contain the deadly pandemic .
Hicks was on board Air Force One with the president as he traveled to Cleveland , Ohio for the first presidential debate with his rival , Democrat Joe Biden , on Tuesday.
The president routinely receives tests for Covid- 19 , though the exact frequency is not clear .
US futures trading saw the Dow slump 1 . 7 percent on the news and the broader S &P 500 shed 1 . 6 percent , while the safe - haven yen rose against the dollar .
– Trump ’ s misinformation –
A study from Cornell University in the United States , meanwhile , said that Trump has been the world ’ s biggest driver of misinformation during the pandemic .
Evaluating 38 million articles published by English- language, traditional media worldwide between January 1 and May 26 of this year , a team identified 522, 472 news articles that reproduced or amplified misinformation related to the pandemic .
The most popular topic was “ miracle cures ” that appeared in 295 , 351 articles . The authors found comments by Trump drove major spikes in that theme .
In India , meanwhile , new research suggested that a small group of super -spreaders was responsible for almost two -thirds of coronavirus cases in the world ’ s second - most populous nation .
The study , published in the journal Science , found that eight percent of all people carrying the virus were responsible for 60 percent of new infections .
AFP
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