Published 11:47 IST, October 2nd 2020

PM Modi sends COVID-positive Donald Trump & Melania 'quick recovery' message; Read it here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a “quick recovery” after the couple tested positive for coronavirus.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a “quick recovery” after couple tested positive for coronavirus. Trump anunced on October 2 that he and Melania have tested positive for coronavirus after one his close aide got infected with virus.

Earlier, Trump had informed that he is awaiting results from a COVID-19 test after one of his close advisors tested positive for vel Coronavirus. Hope Hicks, who has been working so hard without even taking a small break, has just tested positive for COVID-19, said Trump in an earlier tweet. 

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After testing positive for COVID019, US President said that he will begin his quarantine and recovery process immediately with his wife. "We will get through this TOGER!," Trump said. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from virus.

Read: TRUMPS COVID POSITIVE: US President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania Test Covid Positive

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Read: Coronavirus 'affects Virtually body': Trump Told Crowd Days Before Testing Positive

'Feeling good'

US First Lady Melania Trump said that couple is “feeling good” after she and President Donald Trump were tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, Melania said that duo is quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19 like “too many” or Americans have done during ongoing pandemic. Melania added that she has postponed all upcoming engments, urging people to stay safe.

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tably, Trump has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. “I felt vulnerability whatsoever,” he told reporters back in May. virus has killed more than 200,000 Americans and infected more than 7 million nationwide.

“ president takes health and safety of himself and everyone who works in support of him and American people very seriously,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement.  “White House Operations collaborates with physician to president and White House Military Office to ensure all plans and procedures incorporate current CDC guidelines and best practices for limiting COVID-19 exposure to greatest extent possible, both on complex and when president is travelling.”

Read: Donald Trump Undergoes COVID Test After Advisor Hope Hicks Infected, Results Awaited

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11:48 IST, October 2nd 2020