Ohio Gov. DeWine tests positive for coronavirus

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, an early advocate among Republicans of wearing masks and other pandemic precautions, tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump.

The Republican governor's office said he took the test as part of standard protocol before he was to meet Trump at an airport in Cleveland.

He had planned to join the president on a visit to the Whirlpool Corp. plant in northwest Ohio.

His office said the 73-year-old DeWine had no symptoms, but was returning to Columbus before Trump landed.

The governro's office said he and his wife, Fran DeWine, will both be tested there. DeWine then plans to quarantine at his Cedarville home for 14 days.

DeWine, in his first term as governor, is one of Ohio’s most familiar politicians, previously serving as a U.S. congressman, two-term U.S. senator, Ohio attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Trump offered DeWine his best wishes and said “he'll be fine” in remarks after arriving at the airport.