Trump coronavirus news: Masked President airlifted from White House lawn to begin Walter Reed hospitalisation
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump gave a thumbs up and waved to well-wishers as he walked to Marine 1 to begin hospitalisation at Walter Reed Medical Centre on Friday afternoon following cold-like symptoms of a fever and cough.
A White House spokesperson said it was a precautionary measure, while Trump's doctor said the president was taking a mix of drugs, including Regeneron's polyclonal antibody cocktail as well as aspirin, zinc, vitamin D, famotidine and melatonin.
Trump's campaign staff cancelled all in-person events for the first family, with Mike Pence to step in. Joe Biden, meanwhile, flew to Michigan to continue his campaign after testing negative, saying he sends prayers for Trump's 'health and safety'.
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Quoting an internal memo from the White House Correspondents Association board to reporters, CNN says there are “two additional cases of COVID-19 at the White House".
No specific detail on who they were, but the memo said one journalist received a preliminary positive result, while a White House staffer in the “lower press” area also tested positive.
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This to declare a major disaster in North Dakota:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Approves North Dakota Disaster Declaration. Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from June 29 to July 1, 2020.Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private non-profit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and flooding in the counties of Benson, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Mountrail, Nelson, and Wells. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named James R. Stephenson as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
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Trump campaign tells staff to quarantine, cancel events
Campaign manager Bill Stepien said in an email to staff they should self-quarantine immediately if they were exposed to anyone who has tested positive, while some events would be cancelled.
“In consultation with the White House Medical Unit and our own medical consultants, any campaign staff member who has had exposure to someone testing positive should immediately begin self-quarantine,” Stepien wrote in the email, obtained by McClatchy.
“While some public events will be taken down, the campaign office remains open and our nation-wide team will continue with our efforts to re-elect President Trump.”
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Press pool on the move to join up with Biden motorcade
Senior correspondent Andrew Buncombe is hearing the press pool mobilized a few minutes ago to meet up with Joe Biden’s motorcade. Biden’s travelling to Michigan today, meaning he’s likely not suspending his schedule and may speak in a few hours.
A full schedule will be released shortly.
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