Trump’s Coronavirus Test Result Is Out

United States President, Donald Trump, has tested negative for the coronavirus

Naija News reports that a statement from the White House disclosed President Trump’s coronavirus test result on Saturday night (US time).

The result was announced after Trump took the test on Friday, he said during a Saturday news conference, after coming into recent contact with two individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus.

“Last night after an in-depth discussion with the President regarding COVID-19 testing, he elected to proceed,” according to the statement about the results released by press secretary Stephanie Grisham with Trump’s permission.

“One week after having dinner with the Brazilian delegation in Mar-a-Lago, the President remains symptom-free. I have been in daily contact with the CDC and White House Coronavirus Task Force, and we are encouraging the implementation of all their best practices for exposure reduction and transmission mitigation.”

The United States President said Saturday he had also had his temperature taken Saturday before entering the White House briefing room. The President told reporters that his temperature was normal.

On the other hand, the White House physician had previously said in a memo that the President “remains without symptoms, testing for COVID-19 is not currently indicated.”

Asked when he would announce the results of his coronavirus test, President Trump said that the test was sent to a lab and could take a day or two. Trump said he took the test “only because the press is going crazy.”

“I also took the test last night. And I decided I should based on the press conference yesterday. People were asking, did I take the test?” Trump said, referring to his press conference Friday in which he declared a national emergency to free up $50 billion in federal resources to combat coronavirus.

Naija News reports that the decision of the U.SPresident to take the test comes after he said he was not concerned about coming into close contact with a Brazilian official who tested positive this week for the coronavirus.

The press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s chargé d’affaires in Washington both tested positive for coronavirus this week, days after they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.