Trump Camp sees ten COVID-19 positive cases following US President's diagnosis

US President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagsis has seen a trail of at least ten people from his ‘camp’ testing positive for disease in last two days. From Trump’s campaign manr Bill Stepien to his campaign viser Chris Christie, several Trump supporters have tested positive for disease. Out of ten, seven officials h attended an event that took place in White House Rose Garden last week to anunce Trump's pick for next US Supreme Court Justice, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. 

Moreover, as per reports, New Jersey Goverr Christie revealed that t a single official in Trump camp h been wearing facemasks when y all sat down to prepare Republican leer for first presidential debate.

In a bizarre turn of events, Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 just a day after he mocked his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, for wearing masks all time. Christie h said that re were at least five or six people including Hope Hicks, in room where Trump was preparing for Cleveland debate. 

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COVID-19 ‘October surprise’

Just two days after New York Times dropped a bombshell report on Trump’s tax returns, US First Couple anunced ir illness sending US media into a frenzy once again. What US media outlets are calling as an ‘epitome of October surprise’, Republican leer’s diagsis has potential to alter course of upcoming US Election.

In American political lingo, 'October surprise' is a major news event, just a month before vember vote, that has potential to swing  elections. October news events have been consistent at upping ante in US Presidential Elections through years and Trump's COVID-19 diagsis seems to be this year's big game-changer. 

Just weeks ago, both Democrats and Republicans were campaigning in full swing with ir contrasting views on a range of issues such as racial injust, bilateral relations, health policies. However, after Trump’s COVID-19 diagsis, both Democrats and Republicans have altered ir tone. While Biden called it an “American moment” and continued to urge people to wear masks, Trump in latest video mess said he is “fighting for millions” in America and in world who are infected with COVID-19. 

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Misinformation pandemic

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues to tighten its grip on world, Trump's COVID-19 diagsis has swept people into an online vortex of misinformation.  social media saw a flood of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy ories as news broke on Friday.

From tweets claiming how Democrats might have intentionally infected US President to people on Facebook suggesting that he is faking illness just weeks before presidential elections, people were subjected to several versions of Trump’s diagsis on ir social media feed. 

Many people even expressed ir doubts regarding timing of news, as one of most divisive vember election is just around corner. Meanwhile, Trump too has contributed to misinformation campaign by sharing unverified reports about efficiency of hydroxychloroquine to widespre claims on voter fraud, both on Twitter and public dresses. 

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