Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been infected with the corona virus.
The US President is now in a hospital.
Donald Trump
and his wife
Melania
tested positive for the
corona virus
*
(see initial report)
The US President's treatment plan includes an experimental antibody cocktail
(see update from October 2, 10:57 p.m.)
.
After his corona infection, Donald Trump was
admitted
to a
military
hospital
by the White House
(see update from October 2, 11:29 p.m.)
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from October 3, 1.30 p.m.:
Is the US President actually doing much worse than previously announced by Donald Trump's spokesman?
As the Daily Mail now reports, citing an unnamed White House spokesman, the US president has "difficulty breathing".
CNN also reported breathing problems and there was "cause for concern".
Whether the president's condition has actually deteriorated has not yet been officially confirmed.
Donald Trump was treated with a drug cocktail and remdesivir on Friday.
The drug is usually only used if the course is severe.
Donald Trump infected with corona - daughter of ex-advisor publicly insults US president
Update from October 3, 1 p.m.:
After US President Donald Trump fell ill, further infections from the area around the White House became known on Friday and Saturday.
Among the people who have now tested positive is the ex-advisor to the US President, Kellyanne Conway.
In recent months, it has been shown that a corona infection can have a serious course.
However, the fact that an infection also requires you to go into quarantine should not please the daughter of ex-consultant Conway in particular.
On the social media platform TikTok, Claudia Conway vented her displeasure, a screenshot of the network message is currently circulating on Twitter.
In the photo, the daughter of Trump's ex-advisor is wearing a white mask, she appeals: “I'm angry!
Wear your masks, don't listen to our idiotic fucking president, the piece of shit.
Protect yourself and the people around you ”.
The daughter of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is not that happy on TikTok that she was infected by her mother ... pic.twitter.com/YfTxBwnl2h
- Shoura Hashemi (@ShouraHashemi) October 3, 2020
Donald Trump falls ill with Corona: the event in the White House becomes a superspreader event
Update from October 3, 8:50 a.m.:
After
US President Donald Trump
was hospitalized on Friday (local time), the 74-year-old spoke up with a short
message on Twitter
.
Accordingly, the US President was only
admitted
to the
clinic as a
precaution
.
Former US President
Barack Obama also
takes part in Trump's illness.
"Michelle and I hope that the President, the
First Lady
and all people affected by the coronavirus across the country on their way to a speedy recovery get the treatment they need," wrote Obama
on Twitter
on
Friday
on behalf of his wife.
Apparently with the election in a month's time, Obama wrote that
America
is currently in "a great political battle".
“With a lot at stake, let's not forget that we are all Americans.
We are all human.
And we want everyone to be healthy, regardless of our
party
. "
Donald Trump falls ill with Corona: event in the White House becomes a hotspot
Meanwhile, the number of
corona sufferers
in the White House is
increasing
.
A month before the US election is also the
campaign manager
of President Donald Trump,
Bill Stepien
, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Stepien received his diagnosis on Friday evening and had mild, flu-like symptoms.
He keeps control of the campaign from his home office.
Earlier in the day it became known that Republican party leader Ronna McDaniel had also contracted the virus.
The positive test by Trump's close
adviser Hope Hicks
on Thursday had resulted in numerous other tests in the president's environment.
Trump himself and his wife Melania were also probably infected from Hicks.
The former high-ranking advisor to US President Donald Trump,
Kellyanne Conway,
has also contracted the corona virus.
Conway wrote on Twitter
that she
tested
positive for the
corona virus
on Friday evening
.
She has mild symptoms - a slight cough - and feels fine.
You have started the quarantine in consultation with doctors.
Conway, who surprisingly announced her withdrawal from the
White House in
late August,
attended an
event at the White House
last Saturday
.
At the event in the rose garden, Trump had introduced the conservative lawyer Amy Coney Barrett as a candidate for the vacant post at the US Supreme Court.
Conway was seen
in photos without masks and in close contact with other guests, including at the side of
Attorney General William Barr
.
On Friday, the contagion of two
Republicans in the US Senate
had already
drawn attention to the event.
Although the event was in the open air in the garden of the White House, it was easy to see that many of the participants were not
wearing
masks
and kept their distance.
The president of the Catholic University of Notre Dame, who was present, also announced on Friday that his
corona test was
positive.
Shortly after midnight on Friday, it became known that US President Trump and First Lady Melania had contracted the corona virus.
Conway
sat
right behind
Melania Trump
at the event
.
Donald Trump infected with corona virus - now the US President reports from the hospital
Update from October 3, 6:38 a.m.:
Donald Trump
has been
infected
with the
corona
virus.
Now the US President is in a hospital, on Saturday morning (CET) he reported on his Twitter channel.
Going welI, I think!
Thank you to all. LOVE !!!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020
“I think I'm fine.
Thank you all.
LOVE !!! ”A few hours earlier he had posted a video in which he explained that everything was fine, but that he would now be taken to the hospital.
He also thanked for the support.
Update from October 2, 11:29 p.m.: Donald Trump
was brought from the White House to the
Walter Reed Military
Hospital
on Friday afternoon (local time)
, as the New York Times reports.
His spokeswoman said the
US president
would stay there for a few days.
"President Trump is still in good spirits, has mild symptoms and has been working all day," said
Kayleigh McEnany
in a statement quoted by the American newspaper.
"Out of
sheer caution
and on the recommendation of his doctor and medical experts, the president will work
from the presidential offices in Walter Reed
in the next few days
," the spokeswoman said.
Donald Trump has Corona: his doctors treat him with experimental drug cocktails
Update from October 2, 10:57 p.m
.: After the
White House
and its medical team had already made initial comments on the state of health of the
US President
during the day
, they are now declaring that
Donald Trump is being
treated
against the
corona virus
with an
experimental cocktail of antibodies
.
The infusion went without problems, said Trump's personal physician Sean Conley.
The president showed signs of
fatigue
, but was "in good spirits".
The doctor did not provide any details about Trump's symptoms.
Trump has also been examined by an expert and is currently on zinc, vitamin D, the stomach drug famotidine, the sleep hormone melatonin and aspirin.
At
first lady Melania
other hand, it was said that you go there
continues to be good
and they have only a slight cough and headache.
Trump has Corona: The stock market reacts sensitively - and makes losses
Update from October 2, 10:50 p.m
.:
Wall Street
has shifted
back
into
reverse
after two consecutive days of profit
.
Technology stocks in particular came under pressure on Friday.
They are considered to be particularly sensitive to the economic cycle.
Stock brokers referred to as load on the
Corona infection
by
President Donald Trump
.
In addition, the labor market report for September showed a surprisingly low increase in jobs.
That also depressed the mood.
The leading US index, the Dow Jones Industrial, was mostly in the
red
and ended up being 0.48 percent lower at 27,682.81 points.
On a weekly basis, this results in an increase of 1.87 percent.
The market-wide S&P 500 lost 0.96 percent on Friday to 3348.42 points
Ivanka Trump: After her father had corona infection - her test was negative
Update from October 2, 10:28 p.m.:
According to information from the
New York Times
,
Donald Trump's
daughter
Ivanka
and her husband
Jared Kushner
can now
present
a negative test result.
14-year-old Barron had previously been tested.
The Trump daughter and her husband are
advisors
to the
US President
.
After Trump's corona infection: election campaign uncertain - will there be more TV duels?
Update from October 2, 9:58 p.m
.: The
corona infection
of US President
Donald Trump
will also
have a major impact
on his
election campaign
plans
.
After all of our own events had to be put on hold due to the quarantine, it is now also unclear how the remaining
TV duels
against
Joe Biden will be
dealt with.
"We haven't got that far," because the focus is initially on the president, said Trump's spokeswoman
Kayleigh McEnany
on Friday.
After the first meeting of the two candidates last Tuesday,
debates
are still
scheduled for
October 15 and 22
.
After Trump's corona infection became known, it was speculated that it could be
canceled, postponed
or held
via the Internet
.
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Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany explains the president's plans.
© SAUL LOEB / AFP
Donald Trump infected with coronavirus - test result of Joe Biden known
Update from October 2, 8:07 p.m.:
After the
coronavirus infection
of US President
Donald Trump
, his challenger
Joe Biden continues
his election campaign.
Biden's campaign team announced that the 77-year-old would give a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday as planned.
Biden's doctor Kevin O'Connor had previously announced that the US Democratic candidate and his wife Jill Biden
had tested
negative for the coronavirus
.
Trump, however, had to complete his Whalkampfauftritte for the period of quarantine
put on ice
.
In the meantime, the
World Health Organization
(WHO) also sent the incumbent US President its
recovery wishes
.
"I would like to start today by wishing both of them a full and speedy recovery," said
WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference in Geneva on Friday.
Urgent corona test: Trump opponent Joe Biden was not infected with the virus
Update October 2, 18:24
: Trumps challenger
Joe Biden
also had to after his meeting with the US president in the TV debate
coronavirus
test.
He has now announced a
negative test result
for himself and his wife Jill
via Twitter
.
He thanked for the many compassionate messages and took the opportunity to remind people of the importance of following the hygiene
rules
.
I'm happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID.
Thank you to everyone for your messages of concern.
I hope this serves as a reminder: wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hands.
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
Corona diagnosis at the Trumps - First Lady Melanie reports on Twitter
Update from October 2, 6:12 p.m.:
In the meantime,
Melania Trump
has also
spoken out.
On her
Twitter account
, she reported that she also had
"mild symptoms"
and thanked her for the numerous
recovery wishes
.
Overall, she feels good.
The first lady and husband
Donald Trump
must now remain in quarantine for the time being.
Thank you for the love you are sending our way.
I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good.
I am looking forward to a speedy recovery.
- Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020
Trump has Corona: The President continued his journey, although Hope Hicks was known to be infected
The US President must
now
lead
his
official business
out of self-isolation in the
White House
.
His campaign appearances are on hold.
Should Trump not be able to exercise his official duties, Vice President
Mike Pence
would have to
step in.
Pence took a test that came back negative.
The
White House
acknowledged according to information of the
New York Times
one but that the US president an
election campaign meeting in New Jersey
perceived, even though the positive test result from Hope Hicks
before his arrival
had become known.
Trump met
hundreds of people
at the event
.
After a positive corona test: Trump's contact persons should be found
Update from October 2, 5.46 p.m.:
The
White House
confirmed on Friday that
Donald Trump is
suffering from mild corona symptoms.
Shortly afterwards, the announcement followed that all
contact persons
should
now
be found.
The US president has been in contact with
dozens of people
in the past week
and was among other things at an appearance in Minnesota and on Tuesday at the
TV duel
with his Democratic challenger
Joe Biden
.
Trump and his wife
Melania announced
on Thursday evening (local time) in the middle of the
US election campaign
that they had tested positive for the
corona virus
.
Her 14-year-old son
Barron
tested negative on Friday.
"Every precaution is being taken to keep him safe and healthy," said Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham.
Donald Trump has Corona: Chief of Staff confirms slight symptoms in the US President
Update from October 2, 5:06 p.m.:
After the
New York Times
had already learned from the vicinity of President Donald Trump that he suffers from mild corona symptoms, his chief of staff has now also confirmed this.
Mark Meadows
said in Washington on Friday the president had "mild symptoms".
Trump
was "in good spirits," the White House chief of staff continued.
Meadows was "optimistic" that the president
would
recover "quickly"
.
He did not provide any details about the nature of the symptoms.
After Donald Trump: The President of the Republicans has also been infected with Corona
Update from October 2, 4:41 p.m.:
The
Republican party leader Ronna McDaniel
is also infected with the corona virus.
However, she had been at home in the state of Michigan and not in Washington since Saturday, as a spokesman announced on Friday.
She had herself
tested
after
a family member was infected
, and on Wednesday afternoon she received the information that her
test result was also positive
.
After the TV debate between
Donald Trump
and
Joe Biden
, she spoke to Fox News via video conference about the evening -
she didn't mention
her
corona test
at all.
Trump has Corona: The US President is said to show mild symptoms of the disease
Update from October 2nd, 4:05 pm:
According to information from the "New York Times", US President
Donald Trump shows
slight symptoms of the disease
.
The newspaper referred to two people who are said to be informed about Trump's health.
According to one person, they are cold symptoms.
Trump has Corona: Employees reveal possible symptom - Biden surprises with a grand gesture
Update from October 2, 3:45 p.m.:
Presidential candidate
Joe Biden
has asked
Donald Trump
and his wife a "quick recovery" from their
corona infection
via Twitter
.
It also said in the name of Biden's wife Jill: "We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the President and his family." Last Tuesday (local time) the politicians delivered their first TV duel in which Trump attacked his challenger sharply and kept interrupting him.
He also made fun of the fact that Biden wore a
mask
so often in view of the corona pandemic
.
"The biggest mask I've ever seen," said Trump.
Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery.
We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
Update from October 2, 2:55 p.m.: It is
still unclear whether
Donald Trump
and First Lady Melania have corona symptoms.
On Friday night, the US president announced that they both tested positive.
White House employees reportedly noticed, however, that Trump's voice
sounded
"scratchy"
on Thursday
.
That reports the "New York Times".
However, it is unclear whether this is not due to the many campaign appearances.
Trump has Corona: Vice Mike Pence tested negative
Update from October 2, 2:20 p.m.:
After
US President
Donald Trump became
aware of the
corona infection
, a test with his
Vice
Mike Pence
turned out negative.
As his spokesman Devin O'Malley said on Friday via Twitter, the 61-year-old Pence has been tested for the corona virus daily for months.
His wife's test was also negative.
However, the spokesman left it open as to whether Pence and his wife would be quarantined as a precaution.
As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day.
This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19.
Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.
- Devin O'Malley (@VPPressSec) October 2, 2020
Mike Pence
would have to step in in the event that Trump could no longer carry out his official duties.
However, the president's personal physician announced on Friday night that he expected Trump to be able to carry out his duties without interruption despite the infection.
Donald Trump tested positive for Corona: Friedrich Merz predicts influence on the US election campaign
Update from October 2, 12:57 p.m.:
Could
Donald Trump's
challenger
Joe Biden
have
contracted the corona virus
?
Melania and Donald Trump tested positive.
Were they infectious when they met
Joe Biden
at the TV duel?
Photos of the behavior of the first lady irritate.
Update from October 2, 12.30 p.m.:
According
to the applicant for the CDU chairmanship,
Friedrich Merz
*, the
corona disease of the American President
Donald Trump
will have a
strong influence on the US election campaign.
The elections are in a month, half of the remaining election campaign time will therefore “be held under completely different conditions,” said Merz on Friday to the TV broadcaster
Welt.
Trump has Corona: "Almost a little irony in history," comments Friedrich Merz
One also has to wait and see how badly the president is infected.
And one has to wait and see what happens to competitor Joe Biden.
Both were together in a TV duel * for a long time.
It is
"almost a little irony in history"
that the man who had denied the virus the longest is now affected himself, said Merz, who was also infected with corona some time ago.
Despite all differences of opinion on style and dealings with one another, he wishes Trump a speedy recovery - and his wife Melania too.
At such a time you think about some things and become more humble.
It is to be hoped for Trump and his wife that they take the disease seriously and draw the appropriate consequences when dealing with Corona and caring for the population.
Angela Merkel wishes Donald Trump a quick recovery after a positive corona test
Update from October 2, 12.09 p.m.:
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
* (CDU) also wished Donald Trump a speedy recovery.
"Chancellor Merkel: I send all my good wishes to Donald and Melania Trump," said a tweet that government spokesman Steffen Seibert spread on Twitter on Friday.
"I hope that you will survive your corona infection well and will soon be completely healthy again," the Chancellor was quoted as saying.
Chancellor #Merkel: I send all my best wishes to Donald and Melania Trump.
I hope that you will survive your #corona infection well and will soon be completely healthy again.
@POTUS @FLOTUS
- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) October 2, 2020
Update from October 2, 11:42 a.m.:
Donald Trump tested positive for the
corona virus
.
What effects does this have on his health? * After all, Donald Trump is at risk at the age of 74.
Trump has Corona: Putin wants a speedy recovery
Update from October 2, 11:28 a.m.:
Russia
wanted
US President
Donald Trump
and his wife Melania to recover quickly after they were infected with the
corona virus
.
"I am sure that
vital energy
, a
fresh spirit
and
optimism will
help you to cope with the dangerous virus," said a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Trump published by the Kremlin on Friday.
I am sure that vital energy, a fresh mind and optimism will help you cope with the dangerous virus.
Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump
The Russian Kremlin chief
Vladimir Putin
(67) had directed state
affairs
in recent months, primarily from his Moscow suburban residence in Novo-Ogaryovo.
According to his spokesman Dmitri Peskov, Putin has himself regularly tested for the virus.
It was said that he wanted to be vaccinated with the Russian vaccine.
Boris Johnson sends corona-infected Donald Trump well-being wishes
Update from October 2, 10.55 a.m.:
Politicians from all over the world have sent
Donald Trump well-being
wishes.
It was previously announced that the US president had tested positive for the corona virus.
British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
sent his "best wishes" to Trump and his wife Melania via Twitter, who was also found to have the novel corona virus.
"Hope they both recover quickly from the coronavirus," added Johnson.
The British Prime Minister himself contracted Covid-19 in the spring and therefore had to spend a few days in the intensive care unit.
My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady.
Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.
- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 2, 2020
The
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
wrote on Twitter that he wished his "friend" Trump "a speedy recovery and good health."
The head of the
World Health Organization (WHO)
, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, responded to the news from Washington.
He wished Trump "a full and speedy recovery" via Twitter.
WHO chairman wishes Trump "quick recovery" after positive corona test
The relationship between the
WHO
and
Trump
is not for the best: the US President
initiated
his country's exit from the UN specialized agency at the beginning of July because of its handling of the
corona pandemic
.
He accused the WHO of having enabled the new virus to spread worldwide through a China-friendly course.
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Donald Trump and First Lady Melania tested positive for the coronavirus.
© Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Update from October 2, 10.45 a.m.:
The news that
Donald Trump
is infected
with the
corona
virus went around the world on Friday morning.
It is still unclear what impact this will have on the US election campaign *.
Big events that Trump has benefited from so far are likely to be canceled for the time being.
Corona: Trump is positive - EU Council President sends recovery wishes
Update from October 2, 10 a.m.:
After the announcement that Donald Trump had tested positive for the corona virus, the US President receives support from Europe.
EU Council President Charles Michel
wished
Corona-infected
US President Donald Trump
and his wife Melania a speedy recovery.
Michel wrote on Twitter on Friday: “Covid-19 is a battle we keep fighting.
Every day.
No matter where we live. "
Wishing @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a speedy recovery.
#COVID ー 19 is a battle we all continue to fight.
Every day.
No matter where we live.
https://t.co/w5WH1pgvpB
- Charles Michel (@eucopresident) October 2, 2020
Even before Trump's corona infection became known, the group at Maybrit Illner debated the US President and the election campaign.
Sigmar Gabriel used the "N" word.
Donald Trump tested positive for Corona: negative effects on the Dax
Update from October 2, 9:32 a.m
.:
Donald Trump's
corona infection
has an impact on the
Dax
.
Investors reacted with concern on Friday morning.
The effects on US politics - especially in the negotiations of the next Corona economic stimulus package - and on the US election campaign
could be immense
, warned analyst Thomas Altmann from QC Partners.
The
Dax
fell in the first few minutes of trading by 1.34 percent to 12,560.00 points.
Thanks to the high gains on Monday, this indicates a weekly plus of around 0.7 percent for the German benchmark index.
The MDax of the 60 medium-sized stock market stocks lost 1.09 percent on Friday morning to 27,051.16 points.
The leading Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 lost around 1.3 percent.
Donald Trump and Melania tested positive for Corona - President has guesses as to how virus got into the White House
First report from October 2nd, 7.09 a.m .:
Washington - US President
Donald Trump
* and First Lady
Melania
*
have contracted the
corona
virus.
Trump announced this on Friday night (local time) on Twitter.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19.
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.
We will get through this TOGETHER!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Coronavirus: Donald Trump and Melania tested positive
Also
Melania Trump
announced on Twitter to speak.
Like too many Americans, she and the president are in quarantine.
“We feel good,” assured the official account, which we look after from Melania Trump's office.
As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19.
We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements.
Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.
- Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020
The president and his wife had to get
tested
for the
corona virus
*
because a close adviser to Trump had previously tested positive.
Trump confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Thursday evening (local time) that
Hope Hicks was
infected *.
"She tested positive," said
Trump
.
"We spend a lot of time with her." Trump expected to get his result later that evening or Friday morning.
"In the meantime we will start our quarantine process," wrote the 74-year-old on Twitter after the interview.
Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for Covid 19. Terrible!
The First Lady and I are waiting for our test results.
In the meantime, we will begin our quarantine process!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
Donald Trump has Corona and suspects infection in the military or police
Trump
suggested that
Hicks
could have been infected
by
members of the military
or
police officers
.
"They come to you and they want to hug you and they want to kiss you because we did a really good job for them, you get close and
things happen
," Trump said.
"I was surprised to hear about Hope, but she is a very warm person towards you and she knows that there is a risk, but she is young." You can't just say: "Stay away, stay away", said Trump.
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Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner: The counselor tested positive for the coronavirus.
© Alex Brandon / AP / dpa
There
have been corona infections in the
vicinity of
Trump
.
However, Hicks is the closest person to the president known to have become infected.
According to matching media reports,
Hicks
traveled to Cleveland
with Trump on Tuesday in the Air Force One presidential plane for the
TV debate
, where Trump met his Democratic challenger Joe Biden *.
On Wednesday, she traveled to Minnesota for an election campaign appearance.
(lb with dpa) * Merkur.de and fr.de are part of the Ippen digital network
List of rubric lists: © SAUL LOEB / AFP