Getty Former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden is getting tested for the coronavirus Friday morning after President Donald Trump and the first lady tested positive Thursday evening.
News broke of the president’s test results late night on October 1, with the president confirming on twitter, stating that he and Melania would be quarantining together:
“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” he wrote.
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
Both Biden and Trump attended the first 2020 presidential debate, moderated by Fox News host Chris Wallace in Cleveland, earlier this week on Tuesday. The two candidates were on opposite sides of the stage on their own podiums, but CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta warned that indoor spaces are much more likely to spread infection.
“If you are indoors, you could think of the virus like smoke,” Gupta said.
ABC News added that Biden and running mate Senator Kamala Harris test weekly for the coronavirus, citing the campaign, “but the 77-year-old would be considered high risk if he gets the virus given his age, increasing concerns about the risk of infection.”
Biden will be tested early today, a source close to his campaign confirmed with CNN.
Doctor Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Biden’s Likelihood of Contracting COVID-19 After the Debate
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NBC News medical contributor Vin Gupta expressed on TODAY a “deep concern” over Biden’s chances of contracting the virus following the debate.
“What we know now with COVID-19, what we didn’t know a few months ago, is that frankly 6 feet may not be enough, especially in an indoor environment that is not well ventilated,” Gupta told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on Friday, echoing CNN’s sentiments.
“You can’t really ventilate any indoor environment very well, and there was air conditioning, there was some degree of air flow happening, so no one is protected and everybody has to assume that they need to quarantine, that they need to quarantine for the full 14 days.”
Biden Extended Well Wishes to Trump & FLOTUS on Twitter
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.
Following Trump’s rest results, Biden took to twitter to give his best to POTUS and the first lady.
The former VP said he and his wife Jill will continue to pray for the Trumps, writing: “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.”
The president’s diagnosis came quickly after one of his top aides, Hope Hicks, tested positive. The two were onboard Air Force One together on Tuesday with several other White House aides heading to the debate, as well as a Minnesota trip the following day for a rally, according to The Hill.
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