Coronavirus: Trump Awaits Result After Testing for Deadly Virus

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-drop-cap">US President Donald Trump said he has finally buckled under to pressure and taken a coronavirus test&period; He is awaiting the result&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He took the test on Friday night and will get the result after 48 hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Trump had ignored calls in the past few days that he should take the test&comma; after mingling with several persons who later tested positive for the virus&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;03&sol;donald-trump-coronavirus-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-45902"&sol;><figcaption>Coronavirus&colon; Trump Awaits Result After Testing for Deadly Virus<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Among them was Fabio Wajngarten&comma; the Brazilian aide of President Joao Bolsonaro&period; The aide tested positive on Thursday&comma; while Bolsonaro said he was all-clear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">On Saturday&comma; Trump was photographed at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida standing shoulder to shoulder with the Brazilian official<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;shatta-wale-buys-a-benz-watch-reportedly-worth-13000">&period;<&sol;a> Trump had resisted taking the test and he had a solid support from the White House&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Press secretary Stephanie Grisham said there was no need for Trump or Vice President Mike Pence to be tested&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Both the president and vice president had almost no interactions with the individual who tested positive and do not require being tested at this time&comma;” Grisham said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Trump did not explain why he changed his mind&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I didn’t say I’m not going to be tested&comma;” Trump said after one reporter asked him if he was being &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;selfish” by not getting tested and continuing to interact with members of his administration&comma; including officials in charge of controlling the pandemic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Trump was asked what his temperature was during the press conference&comma; in which he replied &OpenCurlyQuote;it was totally normal&period;’ He added&colon; &OpenCurlyQuote;If it wasn’t&comma; I wouldn’t have been here&period;’<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Defying public health precautions&comma; he spoke to a large group of reporters in the Rose Garden and shook hands with numerous staffers who joined him on the podium&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Shaking hands is not a great thing to be doing now&comma; I agree&comma;” Trump said Saturday&comma; but he said it was a hard habit to break&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Anthony Fauci&comma; a key figure in the response to COVID-19&comma; spoke to the press from the lectern — repeatedly using his hand to adjust the height of the microphone into which the president&comma; who is at least six inches taller&comma; had just been speaking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The White House announced Saturday that it is now conducting temperature checks on anyone who is in close contact with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The move is being taken out of an abundance of caution in response to the coronavirus outbreak&comma; 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Elisha Opoku-Fosu: Elisha Opoku-Fosu is a final year student of the University of Ghana, pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. Elisha is a fascinating celebrity writer. I also find local politics interesting and have plans of taking up a political task in the near future. You can contact me on Phone: +233242067933 or Email me on: ElishaOPF@gmail.com