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| Donald Trump tests positive for Covid and goes into quarantine – live updates | |
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| Latest news: President to quarantine days after taking part in TV debate and campaign rally in Minnesota | Latest news: President to quarantine days after taking part in TV debate and campaign rally in Minnesota |
| The news that Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus appears to have had an immediate effect on the world’s stock markets. | |
| In the US, the future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials dropped nearly 2%, and were trading around 1.2% lower several hours later. Oil prices tumbled about 3%. | |
| Markets hate uncertainty – and the positive test for the leader of the world’s largest economy heaps plenty of that on to a growing pile of unknowns that investors are grappling with, including how it might affect the November election and potential repercussions on trade, tariffs and many other issues beyond. | |
| “To say this potentially could be a big deal is an understatement,” Rabobank said in a commentary. “Anyway, everything now takes a back seat to the latest incredible twist in this US election campaign.” | |
| My colleague Kalyeena Makortoff has the controls on our business live blog today, and you can follow the market reaction there … | |
| I imagine every news organisation in the world is scrambling journalists to go back through exactly what Trump did this week, including who he met and where. Elliot Hannan, at Slateargues that the White House deliberately put people at risk: | |
| Read it here: Slate – The White House knew Trump had likely been exposed to the virus. He traveled and held events anyway | |
| So far, judging by the statement from the president’s physician and the tweet from Trump himself, we can surmise that the president doesn’t feel particularly unwell. However, at his age and in his condition, he is at higher risk of complications. Melissa Davey writes for us: | |
| Read more here: Donald Trump’s age and weight may cause Covid complications, doctors say | Read more here: Donald Trump’s age and weight may cause Covid complications, doctors say |
| As you can well imagine, for a figure who has divided the public in the way Trump has, there has been a mixed reaction to the news he has tested positive for coronavirus. Maanvi Singh rounds that up for us here: | |
| Read it here: Prayers and criticism as public figures react to Trump Covid news | Read it here: Prayers and criticism as public figures react to Trump Covid news |
| More than one person on social media has picked up on the fact that when Donald Trump tweeted that he had tested positive for coronavirus, he used a proper name for it, rather than any of the more controversial ways he has been labelling it over the last few months. | More than one person on social media has picked up on the fact that when Donald Trump tweeted that he had tested positive for coronavirus, he used a proper name for it, rather than any of the more controversial ways he has been labelling it over the last few months. |
| Here’s a video report from Maanvi Singh earlier in the year, where she looked at all the ways Donald Trump had been contradicting and defying science during the coronavirus outbreak. | Here’s a video report from Maanvi Singh earlier in the year, where she looked at all the ways Donald Trump had been contradicting and defying science during the coronavirus outbreak. |
| Here’s David Smith for us in Washington, describing Donald Trump catching the coronavirus as “a surprise that many saw coming”. | Here’s David Smith for us in Washington, describing Donald Trump catching the coronavirus as “a surprise that many saw coming”. |
| Read more here: Trump’s positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming | Read more here: Trump’s positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming |
| Tulsi Gabbard, who was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is among many people who have wished the president and his wife well this morning. Gabbard also sent her best wishes to the Trump children. | Tulsi Gabbard, who was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is among many people who have wished the president and his wife well this morning. Gabbard also sent her best wishes to the Trump children. |
| Trump has also received messages of support from numerous world leaders, including the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, who contracted coronavirus earlier this year and spent some time in intensive care in hospital in London. | Trump has also received messages of support from numerous world leaders, including the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, who contracted coronavirus earlier this year and spent some time in intensive care in hospital in London. |
| The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, also offered his best wishes via a telegram which read: “I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus.” | The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, also offered his best wishes via a telegram which read: “I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus.” |
| One of the questions will be who in the US government Donald Trump had contact with in recent days. The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has just been speaking in Croatia, where he is on a mini-tour of Europe. | One of the questions will be who in the US government Donald Trump had contact with in recent days. The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has just been speaking in Croatia, where he is on a mini-tour of Europe. |
| He told journalists on the flight from Rome to Dubrovnik he was reconsidering his forthcoming trip to Asia as a precaution after the president’s test results, but no decision had been made yet. | He told journalists on the flight from Rome to Dubrovnik he was reconsidering his forthcoming trip to Asia as a precaution after the president’s test results, but no decision had been made yet. |
| He said he had made no other changes that would reflect the fact he is fourth in line to succeed the president, if necessary. Vice-president, Mike Pence would take the reins if Trump was seriously incapacitated. | He said he had made no other changes that would reflect the fact he is fourth in line to succeed the president, if necessary. Vice-president, Mike Pence would take the reins if Trump was seriously incapacitated. |
| Pompeo said both he and his wife tested negative on the plane 20 minutes before landing in Dubrovnik, and said he had last seen Trump on 15 September. | Pompeo said both he and his wife tested negative on the plane 20 minutes before landing in Dubrovnik, and said he had last seen Trump on 15 September. |
| Here’s a reminder of how Donald Trump and his wife Melania announced that they had tested positive for coronavirus. | Here’s a reminder of how Donald Trump and his wife Melania announced that they had tested positive for coronavirus. |
| Melania said they would be going into quarantine, “as too many Americans have done this year”. The US has the highest coronavirus caseload in the world, with the Johns Hopkins University tracker currently putting the total number of cases in the US at 7,278,384. | Melania said they would be going into quarantine, “as too many Americans have done this year”. The US has the highest coronavirus caseload in the world, with the Johns Hopkins University tracker currently putting the total number of cases in the US at 7,278,384. |
| Here is the memorandum issued by the White House about the positive results. The president’s physician, Sean Conley, stated: | Here is the memorandum issued by the White House about the positive results. The president’s physician, Sean Conley, stated: |
| Good morning, and welcome to our US politics live blog for Friday, which is going to be dominated by the news that the president, Donald Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus. | Good morning, and welcome to our US politics live blog for Friday, which is going to be dominated by the news that the president, Donald Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus. |
| We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that it isn’t the only story in town. Today is the deadline for Kentucky’s attorney general to release the grand jury tapes in the Breonna Taylor case, there’s an election round the corner, and Donald and Melania Trump are just two of more than 46,000 people in the US who received positive cornavirus tests yesterday. | We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that it isn’t the only story in town. Today is the deadline for Kentucky’s attorney general to release the grand jury tapes in the Breonna Taylor case, there’s an election round the corner, and Donald and Melania Trump are just two of more than 46,000 people in the US who received positive cornavirus tests yesterday. |
| Here’s a quick summary of where we are and what we know about Trump’s positive Covid test: | Here’s a quick summary of where we are and what we know about Trump’s positive Covid test: |
| Donald and Melanie Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. The news came after one of the president’s most senior advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive on Thursday. Trump broke the news on Twitter. | Donald and Melanie Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. The news came after one of the president’s most senior advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive on Thursday. Trump broke the news on Twitter. |
| Hicks had flown with the president on Air Force One earlier on Wednesday and accompanied him to the first presidential debate against the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, on Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. | Hicks had flown with the president on Air Force One earlier on Wednesday and accompanied him to the first presidential debate against the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, on Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. |
| Trump confirmed on Fox News on Thursday evening that he and the first lady were awaiting the results of tests following Hicks’s positive result. | Trump confirmed on Fox News on Thursday evening that he and the first lady were awaiting the results of tests following Hicks’s positive result. |
| Trump’s doctor confirmed the couple would “remain at home within the White House during their convalescence”. How long this lasts will depend on how ill the pair get. Even if Trump tests negative within the next 14 days, he will almost certainly be unable to attend rallies in three key states – Wisconsin, Florida and Arizona – as well as the next presidential debate, which is scheduled for 15 October. | Trump’s doctor confirmed the couple would “remain at home within the White House during their convalescence”. How long this lasts will depend on how ill the pair get. Even if Trump tests negative within the next 14 days, he will almost certainly be unable to attend rallies in three key states – Wisconsin, Florida and Arizona – as well as the next presidential debate, which is scheduled for 15 October. |
| If Trump becomes too ill to lead the country, the vice-president, Mike Pence, will take charge. If Pence is also incapacitated, the House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, would be the most likely person to take over. | If Trump becomes too ill to lead the country, the vice-president, Mike Pence, will take charge. If Pence is also incapacitated, the House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, would be the most likely person to take over. |
| Pence attended a White House coronavirus taskforce briefing with Trump on Monday. Pence did not attend the presidential debate. | Pence attended a White House coronavirus taskforce briefing with Trump on Monday. Pence did not attend the presidential debate. |
| I’m Martin Belam, and you can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com. | I’m Martin Belam, and you can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com. |