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Ivanka and Barron Trump tested negative for the coronavirus following their father, President Donald Trump’s diagnosis with the virus early Friday morning
Carolina Hurley, a White House spokesperson, tweeted Friday morning that Ivanka, 38, and her husband Jared Kushner, 39, had tested negative Both work in close contact with the president as as advisers
Trump’s youngest son Barron, 14, also tested negative for the virus on Friday, according to Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff and spokesperson for Melania Trump
Grisham told NBC News that « Barron has tested negative and every precaution is taken to be safe and healthy »
There was no information on the status of the other children of President Donald Trump Jr, 42, Eric Trump, 36, and Tiffany Trump, 26, all attended Tuesday night’s debate, with the rest of the Trump family None were seen wearing masks
Following the president’s diagnosis with the coronavirus, all his close contacts are tested for the virus First lady Melania Trump has tested positive for the virus, as has his close assistant Hope Hicks, who has reportedly started showing symptoms before to be tested positive
Other prominent administrative figures who shared the test results include Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence, both of whom have tested negative for the virus Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has tested negative, as has Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett
Joe Biden is currently being tested for the virus, but there has been no statement on the Democratic presidential candidate’s status Biden officials told NBC News they were not informed of the diagnosis by Trump
According to a letter from Dr Sean P Conley, the President’s doctor, « The President and the First Lady are doing well at the moment, and they plan to stay at home in the White House while they recover »A White House official told NBC News the president was experiencing ‘mild symptoms’
In a tweet, Melania Trump said she postponed all upcoming commitments and in a follow-up tweet on Friday morning, she wrote that she had « mild symptoms but was feeling good overall »
« Please make sure you stay safe & we are all going through this together, » she wrote
Barron Trump, Jared Kushner
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